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Minced Tissue in Compressed Collagen: A Cell-containing Biotransplant for Single-staged Reconstructive Repair
Published on: February 24, 2016
Regenerative biology: the emerging field of tissue repair and restoration
1Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-2320, USA. Panagiotis.Tsonis@notes.udayton.edu
Abstract:
Regenerative biology has now been recognized as a new field with certain aims and goals. One direction of this new field is to understand the basic mechanisms by which tissues can be repaired and restored. The other direction examines the possibility of using this basic knowledge to apply it to medicine with the goal to clinically repair damaged tissues. Regeneration of tissues can occur by the differentiation of stem cells (local or non-local) or by the transdifferentiation of local terminally differentiated cells. While the transdifferentiation aspects are old, during the past few years many data have accumulated regarding the existence of stem cells and their participation in tissue renewal. This review will present an overview of the potential of all vertebrate organs to regenerate and of the basic mechanisms involved.
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