Human Peripheral Blood-Derived Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells Are Highly Similar to Mature Vascular Endothelial Cells yet Demonstrate a Transitional Transcriptomic Signature

Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFC) are currently considered as a promising cell population for the pre-endothelialization or pre-vascularization of tissue-engineered constructs, including small-diameter biodegradable vascular grafts. However, the extent of heterogeneity between ECFC and mature...

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Main Authors: Anton G. Kutikhin, Alexey E. Tupikin, Vera G. Matveeva, Daria K. Shishkova, Larisa V. Antonova, Marsel R. Kabilov, Elena A. Velikanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/4/876