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Endometrial regenerative cells: a novel stem cell population.
Journal of translational medicine - 15 Nov 2007
Meng Xiaolong, Ichim Thomas E, Zhong Jie, Rogers Andrea, Yin Zhenglian, Jackson James, Wang Hao, Ge Wei, Bogin Vladimir, Chan Kyle W, Thébaud Bernard, Riordan Neil H
Abstract excerpt
Angiogenesis is a critical component of the proliferative endometrial phase of the menstrual cycle. Thus, we hypothesized that a stem cell-like population exist and can be isolated from menstrual blood. Mononuclear cells collected from the menstrual blood contained a subpopulation of adherent cells which could be maintained in tissue culture for >68 doublings and retained expression of the markers CD9, CD29,...
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