Harvesting multipotent progenitor cells from a small sample of tonsillar biopsy for clinical applications

Abstract Background Human adult stem cells hold the potential for the cure of numerous conditions and degenerative diseases. They possess major advantages over pluripotent stem cells as they can be derived from donors at any age, and therefore pose no ethical concerns or risk of teratoma tumor forma...

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Main Authors: Raju Khatri, Michal Arad, Timothy Ortlip, Benjamin A. Portney, W. Alex Meltzer, Silviu Diaconu, Lorna E. Silipino, Ying Wang, David M. Kaetzel, Rodney J. Taylor, Michal Zalzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Stem Cell Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-017-0619-x