“Mesenchymal” Stem Cells in Human Bone Marrow (Skeletal Stem Cells): A Critical Discussion of Their Nature, Identity, and Significance in Incurable Skeletal Disease

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At the turn of a decade of intensive wishful thinking, "mesenchymal stem cells" are changing their profile, while retaining their charm. As hopes to turn bone into brain or vice versa seem on the wane, we learn (1) that the archetypal "mesenchymal stem cell," the skeletal stem cell found in the bone marrow, can be directly identified as a specialized type of mural cell/pericyte, found in the wall of sinusoids and...

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