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[Obtaining of mesenchymal progenitor cells from the human umbilical cord].
Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie - 1 Aug 2007
Lechner V, Höcht B, Ulrichs K, Thiede A, Meyer T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mesenchymal progenitor cells (MPCs or mesenchymal stem cells, MSC) have the capability for differentiation into various lineages of mesenchymal tissue. MPCs are widely distributed in a variety of tissues in the adult human body and also present in the fetal environment. However, MPCs are a rare population in these tissues. In this study we evaluated the possibility that MPCs or cells with MPC-like...
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