products mesenchymal stem cell products for HUMAN CELLS mesenchymal stem cell products for MOUSE CELLS background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), also termed multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells, are a phenotypically and functionally heterogeneous cell population.1,2 In culture, they are defined as plastic-adherent, fibroblast-like cells which are able to self-renew and differentiate into bone, adipose and cartilage tissue. Although traditionally isolated from bone marrow, more recent reports have detailed the isolation of cells with MSC characteristics from a variety of tissues including cord blood, peripheral blood, fetal liver and lung, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, amniotic fluid, synovium and the circulatory system.3-9 STEMCELL Technologies offers products for both the enrichment and culture of human and mouse mesenchymal stem cells. MesenCult® products help MSC researchers standardize their culture system, minimizing variability and leading to increased reproducibility between experiments.
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