Published in Blood Weekly, August 24th, 2006
Study 1: Mesenchymal stem cell osteogenic differentiation is regulated by bone morphogenetic protein-6.
According to a study from the United States, "Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are multipotent, self-renewing, mesodermal-origin stem cells that are sequestered in the endosteal compartment.
"MSC are maintained in a relative state of quiescence in vivo but in response to a variety of physiological and pathological stimuli, proliferate and differentiate into osteoblasts, chondrocytes, adipocytes, or...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-08-24)
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