Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 185-191 , March 2006

Tissue engineered vessels: Cells to telomeres

  • Caroline Rhim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
    • ,
  • Laura E. Niklason

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Duke University, 101 Science Drive, CIEMAS Room 1395, Durham, NC 27708, United States. Tel.: +1 919 660 5149; fax: +1 919 684 5777.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2005.11.006

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 185-191 , March 2006

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