Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Loaded Biomaterials for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Recruitment

• Main Authors: Julia van de Kamp (Author), Willi Jahnen-Dechent (Author), Bjoern Rath (Author), Ruth Knuechel (Author), Sabine Neuss (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) can be readily harvested from bone marrow through aspiration. MSC are involved in tissue regeneration and repair, particularly in wound healing. Due to their high self-renewal capacity and excellent differentiation potential in vitro, MSC are ideally suited f...