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Fat Derived Stem Cells
Author(s) -
Hedrick Marc
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a18-a
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , mesenchymal stem cell , stem cell , bone marrow , microbiology and biotechnology , stem cell transplantation for articular cartilage repair , cell , clinical uses of mesenchymal stem cells , adult stem cell , population , 3t3 l1 , biology , chemistry , endothelial stem cell , immunology , in vitro , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , adipogenesis , environmental health
An alternative source of pluripotential cells is the adipose compartment. These cells are phenotypically similar to marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells and also have a similar functional capability. However, unlike cells from the bone marrow, cells from adipose are plentiful and be used without cell culture. Furthermore, they are extracted with a population of heterogeneous cells that contain several other cell types. In summary, adipose tissue is a robust source of pluripotential cells that may have significant clinical utility.