Angiogenic properties of human dental pulp stem cells.

Angiogenesis, the formation of capillaries from pre-existing blood vessels, is a key process in tissue engineering. If blood supply cannot be established rapidly, there is insufficient oxygen and nutrient transport and necrosis of the implanted tissue will occur. Recent studies indicate that the hum...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Annelies Bronckaers, Petra Hilkens, Yanick Fanton, Tom Struys, Pascal Gervois, Constantinus Politis, Wendy Martens, Ivo Lambrichts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3737205?pdf=render