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Human umbilical cord Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into a Schwann-cell phenotype and promote neurite outgrowth in vitro.
Brain research bulletin - 28 Feb 2011
Peng Jiang, Wang Yu, Zhang Li, Zhao Bin, Zhao Zhe, Chen JiFeng, Guo QuanYi, Liu ShuYun, Sui Xiang, Xu WenJing, Lu ShiBi
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Cell-based therapy has achieved promising functional recovery for peripheral nerve repair. Although Schwann cells (SCs) and bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) are the main cell source for nerve tissue engineering, the clinical application is limited because of donor site morbidity, the invasive procedure, and the decreased number of SCs and BM-MSCs. Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem...
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