Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy
Review Article · Übersichtsarbeit
Characteristics of Mesenchymal Stem Cells – New Stars in Regenerative Medicine or Unrecognized Old Fellows in Autologous Regeneration?Schäfer R. · Northoff H.Institute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
Dr. med. Richard Schäfer, Insitute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine (IKET), University Hospital Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 4/1, 72076 Tübingen, Germany, Tel. +49 7071 2981665, E-mail richard.schaefer@med.uni-tuebingen.de |
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Abstract
For years mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been in the focus of research in the emerging field of regenerative medicine. Due to the heterogeneity of cells with MSClike properties their comprehensive characterization is necessary. In the following, issues of nomenclature, basic characterization, sources, stemness, and therapeutic potential of MSC are discussed, highlighting some aspects in the rapidly expanding field of MSC research.
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Received: December 06, 2007
Accepted: February 02, 2008
Published online: May 21, 2008
Issue release date: June 2008
Number of Print Pages: 6
Number of Figures: 1
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 1660-3796 (Print)
eISSN: 1660-3818 (Online)
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