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Stem Cells from the Fat Tissue of Rabbits: An Easy-To-Find Experimental Source

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Stem cells, because of their pluripotentiality and unlimited capacity for self-renewal, project great promise for tissue engineering and are expected to allow significant advances for distinct reconstructive procedures. This study aimed to establish a versatile experimental model with potential application to distinct lines of research in plastic surgery. The search was guided by the need for mesenchymal stem cells that can be easily obtained for laboratory research. The authors studied the anatomy of a number of animals as potential donors and indicated the white New Zealand rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) for this purpose. The animals of this species present definite areas of lipid tissue on their back, allowing easy access to the tissue by either exeresis or liposuction.

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The authors thank Alexandre Queiroz Silva, biologist, for his skillful technical assistance, to Professor Lilian Piñero Eça for her valuable suggestions, and to Guilherme Flosi Stocchero, fourth-year student at the University of São Paulo Medical School, for his kind availability in helping with the preliminarily translation of this article.

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    Fabrício Carvalho Torres M.D., Consuelo Junqueira Rodrigues M.D., Ithamar Nogueira Stocchero M.D. & Marcus Castro Ferreira M.D.

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Torres, F.C., Rodrigues, C.J., Stocchero, I.N. et al. Stem Cells from the Fat Tissue of Rabbits: An Easy-To-Find Experimental Source. Aesth Plast Surg 31, 574–578 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-0001-y

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