Clonal Populations of Amniotic Cells by Dilution and Direct Plating: Evidence for Hidden Diversity

• Main Authors: Patricia G. Wilson (Author), Lorna Devkota (Author), Tiffany Payne (Author), Laddie Crisp (Author), Allison Winter (Author), Zhan Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fetal cells are widely considered a superior cell source for regenerative medicine; fetal cells show higher proliferative capacity and have undergone fewer replicative cycles that could generate spontaneous mutations. Fetal cells in amniotic fluid were among the first normal primary cells to be cult...