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Multilineage potential of adult human mesenchymal stem cells.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 2 Apr 1999
Pittenger M F, Mackay A M, Beck S C, Jaiswal R K, Douglas R, Mosca J D, Moorman M A, Simonetti D W, Craig S, Marshak D R
Abstract excerpt
Human mesenchymal stem cells are thought to be multipotent cells, which are present in adult marrow, that can replicate as undifferentiated cells and that have the potential to differentiate to lineages of mesenchymal tissues, including bone, cartilage, fat, tendon, muscle, and marrow stroma. Cells that have the characteristics of human mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from marrow aspirates of volunteer...
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