Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 17-18, January 2008

Mesenchymal stem cells from umbilical cord: Do not discard the cord!

  • Mariane Secco

      Affiliations

    • Human Genome Research Center, Department of Genetic and Evolutive Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Eder Zucconi

      Affiliations

    • Human Genome Research Center, Department of Genetic and Evolutive Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Natassia M. Vieira

      Affiliations

    • Human Genome Research Center, Department of Genetic and Evolutive Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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  • Luciana L.Q. Fogaça

      Affiliations

    • Human Genome Research Center, Department of Genetic and Evolutive Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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  • Antonia Cerqueira

      Affiliations

    • Human Genome Research Center, Department of Genetic and Evolutive Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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  • Maria Denise F. Carvalho

      Affiliations

    • Human Genome Research Center, Department of Genetic and Evolutive Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Tatiana Jazedje

      Affiliations

    • Human Genome Research Center, Department of Genetic and Evolutive Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Oswaldo K. Okamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Neurocirurgy, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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  • Alysson R. Muotri

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Genetic, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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  • Mayana Zatz

      Affiliations

    • Human Genome Research Center, Department of Genetic and Evolutive Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 27 October 2007; accepted 19 November 2007.

Keywords: Human umbilical cord, Human umbilical cord blood, Mesenchymal stem cells, Umbilical cord banks

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PII: S0960-8966(07)00763-8

doi:10.1016/j.nmd.2007.11.003

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 17-18, January 2008

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