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Adult stem cell application effective in treatment of peripheric vascular disease

01-24-2008 · EurekAlert!

Multipotent adult progenitor stem cells extracted from bone marrow, and known as MAPCs, have proved to be effective in the regeneration of blood vessel tissue and also in muscle tissue when treating peripheric vascular disease.

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