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Isolation and characterization of bone marrow multipotential mesenchymal progenitor cells.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Dec 2002
Jones Elena A, Kinsey Sally E, English Anne, Jones Richard A, Straszynski Liz, Meredith David M, Markham Alex F, Jack Andrew, Emery Paul, McGonagle Dennis
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OBJECTIVE: There is an increased interest in rheumatology in mesenchymal progenitor/stem cells (MPCs) and their roles in rheumatic diseases, but little is known about the phenotype of these cells in vivo. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize human bone marrow (BM) MPCs. METHODS: Fluorescence microscopy was used to identify putative MPCs among adherent BM cells. To purify them, a positive...
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