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A new field of investigation which aims to design tissues and organs similar to their native origin has been developed recently, named as regenerative medicine (tissue engineering and bio-engineering). Uterus is the main organ for regeneration and contributes in the fertility. At an ultimate level, the uterus plays a role in embryo implantation, sperm migration and fetal nutrition. Uterine congenital anomalies, attained uterine lesions and immune system disorders may affect such uterine functions preventing successful pregnancy. Due to following reasons, it is essential to consider regenerative medicine as a new approach for the treatment of uterine dysfunctions to overcome the failures that cannot be treated with clinical medication.
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Campo, H., López-Martínez, S., Cervelló, I. (2021). Decellularization Methods of Uterus in Tissue Engineering. In: Kajbafzadeh, AM. (eds) Decellularization Methods of Tissue and Whole Organ in Tissue Engineering. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1345. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82735-9_12
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