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Menstrual blood cells display stem cell-like phenotypic markers and exert neuroprotection following transplantation in experimental stroke.
Stem cells and development - 1 Apr 2010
Borlongan Cesar V, Kaneko Yuji, Maki Mina, Yu Seong-Jin, Ali Mohammed, Allickson Julie G, Sanberg Cyndy D, Kuzmin-Nichols Nicole, Sanberg Paul R
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Cell therapy remains an experimental treatment for neurological disorders. A major obstacle in pursuing the clinical application of this therapy is finding the optimal cell type that will allow benefit to a large patient population with minimal complications. A cell type that is a complete match of the transplant recipient appears as an optimal scenario. Here, we report that menstrual blood may be an important...
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