Lab-Grown Blood Vessel (IMAGE)

University of Minnesota

Lab-Grown Blood Vessel

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a new lab-grown blood vessel replacement that is the first-of-its-kind nonsynthetic, decellularized graft that becomes repopulated with cells by the recipient's own cells when implanted.

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