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SUBMITTER: Volarevic V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3059410 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) 20110101 1
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent, self-renewing cells that can be found in almost all postnatal organs and tissues. The main functional characteristics of MSCs are their immunomodulatory ability, capacity for self-renewal, and differentiation into mesodermal tissues. The ability of MSCs to differentiate into several cell types, including muscle, brain, vascular, skin, cartilage, and bone cells, makes them attractive as therapeutic agents for a number of diseases including complicati ...[more]