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Placenta as a reservoir of stem cells: an underutilized resource?
25 Nov 2012
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INTRODUCTION: Both embryonic and adult tissues are sources of stem cells with therapeutic potential but with some limitations in the clinical practice such as ethical considerations, difficulty in obtaining and tumorigenicity. As an alternative, the placenta is a foetal tissue that can be obtained during gestation and at term, and it represents a reservoir of stem cells with various potential. SOURCES OF DATA: We...
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