Structural and Functional Characterization of Deceased Donor Stem Cells: A Viable Alternative to Living Donor Stem Cells

• Main Authors: Prakash N. Rao (Author), Dayanand D. Deo (Author), Misty A. Marchioni (Author), Rouzbeh R. Taghizadeh (Author), Kyle Cetrulo (Author), Sharyn Sawczak (Author), Jacob Myrick (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Stem cells can be isolated from various human tissues including bone marrow (BM) and adipose tissue (AT). Our study outlines a process to isolate adult stem cells from deceased donors. We have shown that cell counts obtained from deceased donor BM were within established living donor parameters. Eva...