… Two major types of stem cells have been described, namely, embryonic stem cells and
adult stem cells. Embryonic stem cells (ESC) are obtained from the inner cell mass of the …

… hematopoietic stem cell and the skeletal/mesenchymal stem cell. (a) For hematopoietic stem
cells, antibodies recognizing surface markers were used to isolate specific subsets of cells, …

… Thus, two ostensibly distinct populations of stem cells co-exist within adult … stromal stem
cells or mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). While HSC represent the best-characterized stem cells …

… Summary: Bone and cartilage formation in the embryo and repair and turnover in the adult
involve the progeny of a small number of cells called mesenchymal stem cells. These cells …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be isolated from almost all tissues and effectively
expanded in vitro. Although their true in situ properties and biological functions remain to be …

… Within the bone marrow stroma there exists a subset of nonhematopoietic cells referred to
as mesenchymal stem or mesenchymal progenitor cells. These cells can be ex vivo expanded …

… Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a heterogeneous subset of stromal stem cells that
can be isolated from many adult tissues. They can differentiate into cells of the mesodermal …

… cells that under suitable conditions are able to differentiate towards a number of specific
mesenchymal cell … These cells are now widely called mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and could …

… derived from the hematopoietic stem cell or that the mesenchymal stem cell expresses
the CD34 marker and is not distinguished from the hematopoietic stem cell by these criteria. …

… These cells can differentiate into different tissues developing from the mesoderm, so the
term mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is widely used. MSCs refer to not only native stem cells …