title: Endothelial progenitor cells: the promise of vascular stem cells for plastic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microvascular Research and Vascular Tissue Engineering, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Oren M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Tepper
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Galiano
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kalka
authors.forename: Geoffrey C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gurtner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology*; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology