In vivo tracking and comparison of the therapeutic effects of MSCs and HSCs for liver injury.

BACKGROUND: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have been studied for damaged liver repair; however, the conclusions drawn regarding their homing capacity to the injured liver are conflicting. Besides, the relative utility and synergistic effects of these two cell types...

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Main Authors: Qiang Li, Xinmin Zhou, Yongquan Shi, Jinge Li, Linhua Zheng, Lina Cui, Jun Zhang, Lu Wang, Zheyi Han, Ying Han, Daiming Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3640058?pdf=render