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SUBMITTER: Torensma R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3608038 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Torensma Ruurd R Prins Henk-Jan HJ Schrama Ellen E Verwiel Eugène T P ET Martens Anton C M AC Roelofs Helene H Jansen Bastiaan J H BJ
Stem cells and development 20121221 7
Bone marrow (BM) stromal cells (MSCs), also known as mesenchymal stem cells, display a high degree of heterogeneity. To shed light on the causes of this heterogeneity, MSCs were collected from either human BM (n=5) or adipose tissue (AT) (n=5), and expanded using 2 different culture methods: one based on fetal calf serum, and one based on human platelet lysate. After initial expansion, MSCs were frozen, and the vials were transported to 3 different laboratories and grown for 1 passage using the ...[more]