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Article: New Blood Vessels from Hair Follicles
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- USA TODAY
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- June 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Society for Advancement of Education Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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STEM CELLS
For a rich source of stem cells to be engineered into new blood vessels or skin tissue, clinicians may one day look no further than the hair on their patient's heads, according to research published by University at Buffalo (N.Y.) engineers.
"Engineering blood vessels for bypass surgery, promoting the formation of new blood vessels, or regenerating new skin tissue using stem cells obtained from the most accessible source-hair follicles-is a real possibility," asserts Stelios T. Andreadis, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Researchers from other institutions previously had shown that hair follicles contain stem cells. The Buffalo ...