Research Article

Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Enhances Expansion of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells without Diminishing Their Immunosuppressive Potential

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Functional characterization of hMSCs. Human MSCs (a) in culture, (b) after 4 weeks in osteogenic conditions (von Kossa staining), (c) after 3 weeks in chondrogenic conditions (toluidine blue staining), and (d) after 3 weeks in adipogenic conditions (oil-red O staining).
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