Characteristics of stem cells derived from the degenerated human intervertebral disc cartilage endplate.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from adult tissues are an important candidate for cell-based therapies and regenerative medicine due to their multipotential differentiation capability. MSCs have been identified in many adult tissues but have not reported in the human intervertebral disc cartil...

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Main Authors: Lan-Tao Liu, Bo Huang, Chang-Qing Li, Ying Zhuang, Jian Wang, Yue Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3196539?pdf=render