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mesenchymal cell
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mesenchymal cell [¦mez·ən¦kī·məl ‚sel]
(histology)
An undifferentiated cell found in mesenchyme and capable of differentiating into various specialized connective tissues.


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It has previously been shown that mesenchymal stem cells obtained from umbilical cords, dental pulp and adipose tissue, which are all biological discards, are able to differentiate into muscle, fat, bone and cartilage cell lineages.
They include mesenchymal stem cells, which make cartilage and bone.
These additions to Sigma-Aldrich's growing portfolio of research tools for regenerative medicine are expected to consist of serum-free media for bone marrow and umbilical cord stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells and neural stem cells; cytokine cocktails for stem cell expansion and differentiation; novel formulations for cyropreservation of stem cells; and specialized products to conduct clonogenic assays of the various stem cells (http://www.
 
 
 
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