CD34+ Cells Represent Highly Functional Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Murine Bone Marrow

Junjie Yang; Masaaki Ii; Naosuke Kamei; Cantas Alev; Sang-Mo Kwon; Atsuhiko Kawamoto; Hiroshi Akimaru; Haruchika Masuda; Yoshiki Sawa; Takayuki Asahara

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020219

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CD34⁺ Cells Represent Highly Functional Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Murine Bone Marrow

Junjie Yang,

Affiliations Group of Vascular Regeneration Research, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation/RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Masaaki Ii,

Affiliation Group of Translational Stem Cell Research, Department of Pharmacology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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Naosuke Kamei,

Affiliations Group of Vascular Regeneration Research, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation/RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Cantas Alev,

Affiliations Group of Vascular Regeneration Research, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation/RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan, Laboratory for Early Embryogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan
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Sang-Mo Kwon,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Science, CHA Stem Cell Institute, CHA University, Seoul, Korea
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Atsuhiko Kawamoto,

Affiliation Group of Vascular Regeneration Research, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation/RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan
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Hiroshi Akimaru,

Affiliation Group of Vascular Regeneration Research, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation/RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan
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Haruchika Masuda,

Affiliation Department of Regenerative Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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Yoshiki Sawa ,

* E-mail: asa777@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp (TA); sawasec@surg1.med.osaka-u.ac.jp (YS)

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Takayuki Asahara

* E-mail: asa777@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp (TA); sawasec@surg1.med.osaka-u.ac.jp (YS)

Affiliations Group of Vascular Regeneration Research, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation/RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan, Department of Regenerative Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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CD34⁺ Cells Represent Highly Functional Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Murine Bone Marrow

Junjie Yang,
Masaaki Ii,
Naosuke Kamei,
Cantas Alev,
Sang-Mo Kwon,
Atsuhiko Kawamoto,
Hiroshi Akimaru,
Haruchika Masuda,
Yoshiki Sawa,
Takayuki Asahara

Published: May 31, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020219

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