Both immediate and delayed intracavernous injection of autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction enhances recovery of erectile function in a rat model of cavernous nerve injury
- Qiu, Xuefeng
- Fandel, Thomas M
- Ferretti, Ludovic
- Albersen, Maarten
- Orabi, Hazem
- Zhang, Haiyang
- Lin, Guiting
- Lin, Ching-Shwun
- Schroeder, Tania
- Lue, Tom F
Publication date
October 2012
DOI Publisher
Elsevier Science ISSN
0302-2838 Journal
issn:0302-2838 Citation count (estimate)
57Abstract
Intracavernous injection of cultured adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) effectively restores erectile function in cavernous nerve (CN)-injured rats when administered at the time of injury. However, culturing exposes ADSCs to the risk of contamination and dedifferentiation.status: publishe
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