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SUBMITTER: da Silva Meirelles L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4778596 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Genomics data 20151110
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), sometimes called mesenchymal stem cells, are cultured cells able to give rise to mature mesenchymal cells such as adipocytes, osteoblasts, and chondrocytes, and to secrete a wide range of trophic and immunomodulatory molecules. Evidence indicates that pericytes, cells that surround and maintain physical connections with endothelial cells in blood vessels, can give rise to MSCs (da Silva Meirelles et al., 2008 [1]; Caplan and Correa, 2011 [2]). We have compared t ...[more]