Labeling of human mesenchymal stem cells with quantum dots allows tracking of transplanted cells engrafted in infarcted pig hearts
Objective: The purpose of this paper was to validate fluorescent quantum dots QD as a cell marker for tracking human mesenchymal stem cells in vivo, using a pre-clinical model of acute myocardium infarction. Methods: Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells were isolated and expanded in vitro. Me...
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2009-09-01
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Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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Online Access: | http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1246-Einstein%20v7n3p284-9.pdf |