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Cryoprecipitate: An autologous substrate for human fetal retinal pigment epithelium

Lili Farrokh-Siar, Kourous A. Rezai, Samir C. Patel, T. Terry Ernest

Current Eye Research · 1999 · 31 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

Cryoprecipitate membranes may provide an ideal source for the adhesion, cultivation, and transfer of HFRPE cells. Their autologous isolation from the recipient's blood grants an additional advantage for their application as a carrier for HFRPE transplantation into the subretinal space.

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