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History of Regenerative Medicine

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In 1992, Kaiser first devoted attention to “regenerative medicine” stating that “A new branch of medicine will develop that attempts to change the course of chronic disease and in many instances will regenerate tired and failing organ systems.” The author discusses the state of the art in regenerative medicine in terms of historical steps, strategies, and societal issues.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Maximilian Zaussinger & Dominik Duscher

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  1. Department for Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Division of Experimental Plastic Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Dominik Duscher

  2. Private Practice, Tustin, CA, USA

    Melvin A. Shiffman

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Zaussinger, M., Duscher, D. (2019). History of Regenerative Medicine. In: Duscher, D., Shiffman, M.A. (eds) Regenerative Medicine and Plastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19958-6_2

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