Human mesenchymal stem cells: From immunophenotyping by flow cytometry to clinical applications

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 83 A, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-61

  Nery, Arthur A ^a   Nascimento, Isis C ^b   Glaser, Talita ^a   Bassaneze, Vinicius ^a   Krieger, José E ^a   Ulrich, Henning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Immunophenotyping; Lipoaspirate; Mesenchymal stem cells; Therapeutic applications

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; METHODOLOGY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 84871650412     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22205     Document Type: Review

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