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Vascular Regeneration: Engineering the Stem Cell Microenvironment

Guoming SunDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD21218, USA
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Sharon GerechtDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD21218, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 435-447 | Published online: 13 May 2009

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