Derivation of Neural Stem Cells from Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Evidence for a Bipotential Stem Cell Population

doi:10.1089/scd.2008.0068

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Derivation of Neural Stem Cells from Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Evidence for a Bipotential Stem Cell Population

21 Apr 2008

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Neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation has been proposed as a future therapy for neurodegenerative disorders. However, NSC transplantation will be hampered by the limited number of brain donors and the toxicity of immunosuppressive regimens that might be needed with allogeneic transplantation. These limitations may be avoided if NSCs can be generated from clinically accessible sources, such as bone marrow (BM)...

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