Emerging Implications for Extracellular Matrix-Based Technologies in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
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Emerging Implications for Extracellular Matrix-Based Technologies in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
Despite recent progress in vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA), limitations including complex, high dose immunosuppression regimens, lifelong risk of toxicity from immunosuppressants, acute and most critically chronic graft rejection, and suboptimal nerve regeneration remain particularly challenging obstacles restricting clinical progress. When properly configured, customized, and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stem Cells International
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1687-966X,1687-9678
DOI: 10.1155/2016/1541823