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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated August 4, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in Aastrom Biosciences, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2000. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 28, 2000
