Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 546-555 , May 2008

Neuropotency of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Cultures: Clonal Studies Reveal the Contribution of Cell Plasticity and Cell Contamination

Received 14 December 2007 ,Accepted 24 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.02.017

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 546-555 , May 2008