Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 789526, 11 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/789526
Research Article
High Harvest Yield, High Expansion, and Phenotype Stability of CD146 Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Whole Primitive Human Umbilical Cord Tissue
Rebecca C. Schugar,
1,2 Steven M. Chirieleison,
1 Kristin E. Wescoe,
1,3 Benjamin T. Schmidt,
1,3 Yuko Askew,
1 Jordan J. Nance,
1 Joshua M. Evron,
1 Bruno Peault,
4,5 and
Bridget M. Deasy1,3,5,6
1Stem Cell Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
2Center for Cardiovascular Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
3Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
4David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, LA 90095, USA
5McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
6Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Received 9 June 2009; Accepted 11 September 2009
Academic Editor: Brynn Levy
Copyright © 2009 Rebecca C. Schugar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the
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How to Cite this Article
Rebecca C. Schugar, Steven M. Chirieleison, Kristin E. Wescoe, et al., “High Harvest Yield, High Expansion, and Phenotype Stability of CD146 Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Whole Primitive Human Umbilical Cord Tissue,” Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, vol. 2009, Article ID 789526, 11 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/789526