原始气管新软骨中的基生成:从大型动物模型中的3D打印移植中获得的洞察力

Sen-Ei Shai1,2,3, Yi-Ling Lai1, Yi-Wen Hung4

  • 1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taichung 407219, Taiwan.

概括

这项研究表明,三维 (3D) 打印的气管移植可以促进猪的新软骨生长. 这种再生过程涉及体生成和巩固,为气管修复提供了一种新的方法.

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