Research Article

Human Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells from Umbilical Cord Blood and Placenta Exhibit Similar Capacities to Promote Expansion of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells In Vitro

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MSCs from UCB and PL favor the formation of LTC-ICs. Fold increases in the numbers of LTC-ICs on day 14 of culture. Cultures containing only cytokines were considered controls. Data are shown individually as independent experiments. Control, ; BM-MSCs, ; UCB-MSCs, ; and PL-MSCs, .