Perinatal sources of mesenchymal stem cells: Wharton's jelly, amnion and chorion

Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 493-514

  Witkowska Zimny, Malgorzata ^a   Wrobel, Edyta ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amnion; Chorion; Mesenchymal stem stromal cells; Perinatal stem cells; Placenta; Regenerative medicine; Wharton's jelly

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTOME;

ADIPOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION; AMNION; AMNION FLUID; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHONDROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION; CHORION; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIAL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MYOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA; REVIEW; STROMA CELL; UMBILICAL CORD; WHARTON JELLY;

EID: 80052500026     PISSN: 14258153     EISSN: 16891392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11658-011-0019-7     Document Type: Review

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