Preclinical Studies with Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Different Animal Models for Muscular Dystrophy

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) have been widely investigated for cell-based therapy studies as an alternative source to bone marrow transplantation. Umbilical cord tissue is a rich source of MSCs with potential to derivate at least muscle, cartilage, fat, and bone cells in vitro. The...

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Main Authors: Eder Zucconi, Natassia Moreira Vieira, Carlos Roberto Bueno, Mariane Secco, Tatiana Jazedje, Marcos Costa Valadares, Miriam Fussae Suzuki, Paolo Bartolini, Mariz Vainzof, Mayana Zatz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/715251