autologous

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"The autologous, re-implanted cells survived at an impressively high rate of 50 percent for four months post-implantation."

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  1. adjective Derived or transferred from the same individual's body: autologous blood donation; an autologous bone marrow transplant.

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  • The team was the first to develop an autologous (same patient) full thickness skin substitute that Dr. Gibbs says is "proving to be very successful." —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • While there are many types of stem cells -- including adult, umbilical cord and autologous (the patient's own) -- much of the media focus is on embryonic stem cells. —  FinanceVisor - Today's News Stories
  • The study is an open-label Phase 1 clinical trial of the safety and tolerability of a single infusion of autologous (a patient's own) CD4+ T cells genetically modified at the CCR5 gene by CCR5-specific ZFNs (SB-728-T). —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • You know in those situations, you don't really know whether it's the stem cell or the residual T-cells in the auto transplant that reconstituted that particular patient, but that patient did very well and I think really exemplifies the potential for using autologous, the modified cells. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Specific to biotechnology, Bioheart is focused on the discovery, development and, subject to regulatory approval, commercialization of autologous cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and acute heart damage. —  News
 

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  1. auto- + -logous, as in homologous.
 

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