Discovery and characterization of heterogeneous and multipotent fibroblast populations isolated from excised cleft lip tissue
Abstract Background Regularly discarded lip tissue obtained from corrective surgeries to close the cleft lip represents an easily accessible and rich source for the isolation of primary fibroblasts. Primary fibroblasts have been described to show compelling similarities to mesenchymal stem cells (MS...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-09-01
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Series: | Stem Cell Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-022-03154-x |