Tissue-Engineered Grafts Composed of Adult Stem Cells Could One Day Replace Synthetic Vascular Bypass Grafts, University College London Study

ScienceDaily (Apr. 9, 2010) — Using adult stem cells, researchers have created functional blood vessels that could one day replace synthetic grafts often required in various vascular bypass surgeries, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Annual Conference 2010.

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