Mesenchymal stem cells: Will they have a role in the clinic?

doi:10.1002/jcb.10046

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Mesenchymal stem cells: Will they have a role in the clinic?

1 Jan 2002

Abstract excerpt

In addition to hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), human post natal bone marrow contains another stem cell capable of giving rise to multiple mesenchymal cell lineages. Termed mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) based on their capacity for multi-lineage differentiation, these cells can easily be obtained following a simple bone marrow aspiration procedure and subsequently expanded in culture through as many as 50...

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