Graft Survival and Cell Culture Medium

May 1999 in “ Dermatologic Surgery ”

James M. Swinehart

graft survival cell culture medium hair transplantation surgery RPMI

Studysummary The cell culture medium "RPMI" might slightly improve hair graft survival, but not by a significant amount.

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