Intrabone Transplant of Cord Blood Stem Cells Establishes a Local Engraftment Store: A Functional PET/FDG Study

Background. Despite advancements in comprehension of molecular mechanisms governing bone marrow (BM) homing of hematopoietic stem cells, cord blood transplant (CBT) suffers from a slow rate of hematopoietic recovery. Intrabone (IB) injection has been proposed as a method able to improve speed of BM...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Marini, Marina Podestà, Michela Massollo, Selene Capitanio, Francesco Fiz, Silvia Morbelli, Massimo Brignone, Andrea Bacigalupo, Michele Piana, Francesco Frassoni, Gianmario Sambuceti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/767369