Labeling of mesenchymal stem cells by bioconjugated quantum dots.
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SUBMITTER: Shah BS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4410692 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct
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Labeling of mesenchymal stem cells by bioconjugated quantum dots.
Shah Bhranti S BS Clark Paul A PA Moioli Eduardo K EK Stroscio Michael A MA Mao Jeremy J JJ
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Long-term labeling of stem cells during self-replication and differentiation benefits investigations of development and tissue regeneration. We report the labeling of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) with RGD-conjugated quantum dots (QDs) during self-replication, and multilineage differentiations into osteogenic, chondrogenic, and adipogenic cells. QD-labeled hMSCs remained viable as unlabeled hMSCs from the same subpopulation. These findings suggest the use of bioconjugated QDs as an effect ...[more]
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