The article reports on a study from the University at Buffalo in New York which revealed that blood vessels tissue-engineered from bone marrow adult stem cells may serve as a patient's own source of new blood vessels after a coronary bypass or other procedures requiring vessel replacement. Findings showed that bone marrow is an excellent source of adult stem cell containing smooth muscle and endothelial cells. It also demonstrated the potential for growing tissue-engineered vessels (TEV) out of stem cells harvested from the patients who need them.
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