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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Katrine Frønsdal
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-214 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Shahdadfar Aboulghassem A Frønsdal Katrine K Haug Terje T Reinholt Finn P FP Brinchmann Jan E JE
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) 20050804 9
Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) represent an appealing source of adult stem cells for cell therapy and tissue engineering, as they are easily obtained and expanded while maintaining their multilineage differentiation potential. All current protocols for in vitro culture of hMSCs include fetal bovine serum (FBS) as nutritional supplement. FBS is an undesirable additive to cells that are expanded for therapeutic purposes in humans because the use of FBS carries the risk of transmi ...[more]