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Human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells acquire neural phenotype under the appropriate niche conditions.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Feb 2013
Martini Maristela Maria, Jeremias Talita da Silva, Kohler Maria Cecília, Marostica Lucas Lourenço, Trentin Andréa Gonçalves, Alvarez-Silva Marcio
Abstract excerpt
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stem cells with clinical interest. It has been reported that MSCs can be isolated from the human term placenta. We investigated the ability of human placenta-derived MSCs to differentiate into a neural phenotype in coculture assays with astrocytes obt...
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