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Differentiation and migration properties of human foetal umbilical cord perivascular cells: potential for lung repair.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Apr 2011
Montemurro Tiziana, Andriolo Gabriella, Montelatici Elisa, Weissmann Gaia, Crisan Mihaela, Colnaghi Maria Rosa, Rebulla Paolo, Mosca Fabio, Péault Bruno, Lazzari Lorenza
Abstract excerpt
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been derived from different cultured human tissues, including bone marrow, adipose tissue, amniotic fluid and umbilical cord blood. Only recently it was suggested that MSC descended from perivascular cells, the latter being defined as CD146⁺ neuro-glial proteoglycan (NG)2⁺ platelet-derived growth factor-Rβ⁺ ALP⁺ CD34⁻ CD45⁻ von Willebrand factor (vWF)⁻ CD144⁻. Herein we studied...
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