TY - JOUR AU - Redi, CarloAlberto PY - 2011/11/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Mesenchymal stem cell assays and applications JF - European Journal of Histochemistry JA - Eur J Histochem VL - 55 IS - 4 SE - Book Reviews DO - 10.4081/ejh.2011.br18 UR - https://www.ejh.it/ejh/article/view/ejh.2011.br18 SP - br18 AB - Among the many types of adult, or better, somatic, stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells (marrow-derived stromal cells, MSC) are those more <em>versatile</em> in changing their phenotype during differentiation: from smooth muscle, adipocyte, bone and cartilage cells to name a few. In addition, they are present in large number in adults and relatively easy to isolate and colture. All these features simply explain the already large number of application that their use allow in rigenerative medicine, not to tell about researches in which they play a crucial role in understanding the meaning of <em>stemness</em> and <em>stem cell niche </em>and the other several conceptual paradigms framing the fascinating field of stem cell biology. Having clear in mind this situation..... ER -