Neural Crest Stem Cells from Dental Tissues: A New Hope for Dental and Neural Regeneration

• Main Authors: Gaskon Ibarretxe (Author), Olatz Crende (Author), Maitane Aurrekoetxea (Author), Victoria García-Murga (Author), Javier Etxaniz (Author), Fernando Unda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several stem cell sources persist in the adult human body, which opens the doors to both allogeneic and autologous cell therapies. Tooth tissues have proven to be a surprisingly rich and accessible source of neural crest-derived ectomesenchymal stem cells (EMSCs), which may be employed to repair dis...