Tissue specific microenvironments: a key tool for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Abstract The accumulated evidence points to the microenvironment as the primary mediator of cellular fate determination. Comprised of parenchymal cells, stromal cells, structural extracellular matrix proteins, and signaling molecules, the microenvironment is a complex and synergistic edifice that va...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Biological Engineering |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13036-017-0077-0 |