Green Tea Polyphenols Affect Skin Preservation in Rats and Improve the Rate of Skin Grafts

Green tea polyphenols have been recently reported to promote the preservation of tissues, such as blood vessels, corneas, nerves, islet cells, articular cartilage, and myocardium, at room temperature. These findings indicate the possibility of a new method of tissue banking without freezing. A main...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Kawazoe M.D., Ph.D., Hakhee Kim, Yasumi Tsuji, Naoki Morimoto, Suong-Hyu Hyon, Shigehiko Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-01-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000008783906964