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Arterial Structure

Tissue Engineered Artery Progress

Based on the BBC Tuesday 10th June 2003

New blood vessels grown from a patient's own muscle cells are a step nearer after a genetic success in a US laboratory BBC 06 Jun 03 The BBC reports upon a study undertaken at Duke University Medical Center in the US. Previous attempts at that center to construct tissue engineered arteries had fallen through based upon problems with limitations of SMC cell division. By introducing the hTERT gene into SMC Dr Laura Niklason and team were able to effectively immortalise the SMC, leading to the suc…

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