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Combined intermittent hypoxia and surface muscle electrostimulation as a method to increase peripheral blood progenitor cell concentration

Ginés Viscor1 email, Casimiro Javierre2 email, Teresa Pagès1 email, Josep-Lluis Ventura3 email, Antoni Ricart3 email, Gregorio Martin-Henao4 email, Carmen Azqueta4 email and Ramon Segura2 email

Departament de Fisiologia - Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 645 E-08028 Barcelona, Spain

Departament de Ciències Fisiologiques II, Universitat de Barcelona, Feixa Llarga s/n, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga s/n, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Centre de Transfusió i Banc de Teixits (CTBT), Unitat de Teràpia Cellular, Feixa Llarga s/n, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

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Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7:91doi:10.1186/1479-5876-7-91

Published: 29 October 2009

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Additional file 1:

GV and CJ during HME protocol. The intensity of muscle electrostimulation can be observed in this short movie.

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Additional file 2:

CHEx-1 Hypobaric chamber. The hypobaric chamber into BioPol facility at University of Barcelona Campus Bellvitge.

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