Friday, March 09, 2007

Mesenchymal Stem Cells found in the Lung

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: "mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), a type of progenitor cell that most commonly originates in the bone marrow. In this study, lead author Vibha N. Lama, M.D., M.S., and her research team found that the MSCs in lung transplant patients are not derived from bone marrow, but rather that they reside � sometimes for many years � in the lungs. The researchers also found that these cells have the capacity to differentiate into"



Mesenchymal Stem Cells found in the lungs are different from those found in blood.

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