Mesenchymal stem cell-mediated functional tooth regeneration in swine.

Mesenchymal stem cell-mediated tissue regeneration is a promising approach for regenerative medicine for a wide range of applications. Here we report a new population of stem cells isolated from the root apical papilla of human teeth (SCAP, stem cells from apical papilla). Using a minipig model, we...

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Main Authors: Wataru Sonoyama, Yi Liu, Dianji Fang, Takayoshi Yamaza, Byoung-Moo Seo, Chunmei Zhang, He Liu, Stan Gronthos, Cun-Yu Wang, Songlin Wang, Songtao Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1762318?pdf=render