Research Article

Colony Formation, Migratory, and Differentiation Characteristics of Multipotential Stromal Cells (MSCs) from “Clinically Accessible” Human Periosteum Compared to Donor-Matched Bone Marrow MSCs

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Distinct morphology types of MSCs described as “dividing” and “spindle” shaped. (a) Four individual cells in the process of cell division (top row) and five individual “spindle-” shaped cells, the classical MSC phenotype (bottom row). All quantified cells were plotted cell surface area vs. cell thickness to show the two different morphologies for (b) periosteum and (c) bone marrow cultures. Scale bar represents 50 μm. Dividing cells (grey) and spindle-shaped cells (black). Separation of cell types at  μm and  μm2.
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