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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: paar Christine Paar
PROVIDER: E-MARS-6 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
BMC genomics 20070312
<h4>Background</h4>Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) with the capacity to differentiate into osteoblasts provide potential for the development of novel treatment strategies, such as improved healing of large bone defects. However, their low frequency in bone marrow necessitate ex vivo expansion for further clinical application. In this study we asked if MSC are developing in an aberrant or unwanted way during ex vivo long-term cultivation and if artificial cultivation conditions exert any influ ...[more]