Engineering muscle tissue for the fetus: getting ready for a strong life

Congenital malformations frequently involve either skeletal, smooth or cardiac tissues. When large parts of those tissues are damaged, the repair of the malformations is challenged by the fact that so much autologous tissue is missing. Current treatments require the use of prostheses or other therap...

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Main Authors: George Joseph Christ, Mevan eSiriwardane, Paolo eDe Coppi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2015.00053/full