Isolation and characterization of novel murine epiphysis derived mesenchymal stem cells.

BACKGROUND: While bone marrow (BM) is a rich source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), previous studies have shown that MSCs derived from mouse BM (BMMSCs) were difficult to manipulate as compared to MSCs derived from other species. The objective of this study was to find an alternative murine MSCs s...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chun-Chun Cheng, Wei-Shiung Lian, Felix Shih-Hsiang Hsiao, I-Hsuan Liu, Shau-Ping Lin, Yen-Hua Lee, Chia-Chun Chang, Guan-Yu Xiao, Hsin-Yi Huang, Ching-Feng Cheng, Winston Teng-Kuei Cheng, Shinn-Chih Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3338631?pdf=render