Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , 1 June 2008

Repair of the Thoracic Wall With an Extracellular Matrix Scaffold in a Canine Model

  • Thomas W. Gilbert, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Alex Nieponice, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Alan R. Spievack, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • ACell, Inc., Jessop, Maryland
    • ,
  • John Holcomb, Col., M.D., F.A.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Sebastien Gilbert, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Stephen F. Badylak, D.V.M., M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 100 Technology Drive, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Received 23 March 2007

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PII: S0022-4804(07)00327-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.04.035

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , 1 June 2008

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