Comprehensive Characterization of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Placenta and Fetal Membrane and Their Response to Osteoactivin Stimulation

• Main Authors: C. M. Raynaud (Author), M. Maleki (Author), R. Lis (Author), B. Ahmed (Author), I. Al-Azwani (Author), J. Malek (Author), F. F. Safadi (Author), A. Rafii (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are the most promising seed cells for cell therapy and can be isolated from various sources of human adult tissues such as bone marrow (BM-MSC) and adipose tissue. However, cells from these tissues must be obtained through invasive procedures. We, therefore, characteriz...