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Derivation of a novel undifferentiated human foetal phenotype in serum-free cultures with BMP-2.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Sept 2009
Mirmalek-Sani Sayed-Hadi, Stokes Paula J, Tare Rahul S, Ralph Esther J, Inglis Stefanie, Hanley Neil A, Houghton Franchesca D, Oreffo Richard O C
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Skeletal stem and progenitor populations provide a platform for cell-based tissue regeneration strategies. Optimized conditions for ex vivo expansion will be critical and use of serum-free culture may allow enhanced modelling of differentiation potential. Maintenance of human foetal femur-derived cells in a chemically defined medium (CDM) with activin A and fibroblast growth factor-2 generated a unique...
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