Umbilical cord as a long-term source of activatable mesenchymal stromal cells for immunomodulation
Abstract Background Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are used in over 800 clinical trials mainly due to their immune inhibitory activity. Umbilical cord (UC), the second leading source of clinically used MSCs, is usually cut in small tissue pieces. Subsequent cultivation leads to a continuous outgro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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Series: | Stem Cell Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-019-1376-9 |