Comparison of human post-embryonic, multipotent stem cells derived from various tissues.
Multipotent stem cells were isolated from human fetal heart, liver, muscle, lung, derma, kidney, and adipose tissue, and then analyzed for their characteristics and function. Cells with characteristics similar to bone marrow-derived post-embryonic multipotent stem cells can be selected and cultured from tissues other than bone marrow. This may then help explain the "stem cell plasticity" found in multiple human tissues.
Fang
Baijun
B
Henan Tumor Hospital, Henan Institute of Haematology, 127 Dongming Road, Zhengzhou, 450008, China. fdation@sina.com
Li
Ning
N
Song
Yongping
Y
Lin
Quande
Q
Zhao
Robert Chunhua
RC
D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D005333:Fetus / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D039902:Multipotent Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*