Human mesenchymal stem cells self-renew and differentiate according to a deterministic hierarchy.
BACKGROUND:Mesenchymal progenitor cells (MPCs) have been isolated from a variety of connective tissues, and are commonly called "mesenchymal stem cells" (MSCs). A stem cell is defined as having robust clonal self-renewal and multilineage differentiation potential. Accordingly, the term &qu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2714967?pdf=render |