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Regenerative Medicine

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Regenerative medicine has gained momentum from broad acceptance that biologics sourced from either self (autologous) or from donor tissue (allogeneic) are capable of initiating tissue restoration that is integrated at the organ level and functional at the cell level. Emerging first in the context of stem cells with broad differentiation potential, continued research has identified paracrine factors that work in the metrics of nano-dimension. Invisible without microscopy or biochemical detection, in some instances, these derivatives of cell metabolism known as micro-vesicles or exosomes have become synonymous with the next therapeutic consideration toward clinical care.

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  1. Vivex Biomedical, Inc., Miami, FL, USA

    Timothy Ganey

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, HCA Healthcare Inc., Miami, FL, USA

    H. Thomas Temple

  3. Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management, New York, NY, USA

    Corey W Hunter

  4. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Corey W Hunter

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Ganey, T., Temple, H.T., Hunter, C.W. (2023). Exosomes. In: Hunter, C.W., Davis, T.T., DePalma, M.J. (eds) Regenerative Medicine . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75517-1_9

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