Epigenetic Regulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Focus on Osteogenic and Adipogenic Differentiation

• Main Authors: Chad M. Teven (Author), Xing Liu (Author), Ning Hu (Author), Ni Tang (Author), Stephanie H. Kim (Author), Enyi Huang (Author), Ke Yang (Author), Mi Li (Author), Jian-Li Gao (Author), Hong Liu (Author), Ryan B. Natale (Author), Gaurav Luther (Author), Qing Luo (Author), Linyuan Wang (Author), Richard Rames (Author), Yang Bi (Author), Jinyong Luo (Author), Hue H. Luu (Author), Rex C. Haydon (Author), Russell R. Reid (Author), Tong-Chuan He (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Stem cells are characterized by their capability to self-renew and terminally differentiate into multiple cell types. Somatic or adult stem cells have a finite self-renewal capacity and are lineage-restricted. The use of adult stem cells for therapeutic purposes has been a topic of recent interest g...