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Innovation Center of NanoMedicine

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EXOs have less exposed PS and therefore carries a weaker negative charge than PM-EVs. This difference in the level of negative charge between EXOs and PM-EVs results in pronounced differences in biological activity, including target cell specificity.

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The University of Tokyo and iCONM

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