Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC)

Initially given to a group of cells that can differentiate or grow into cells of mesoderm embryonic layer (although this is contended scientifically). MSC refers to cells that have been taken from a patient and grow on special plastic in a laboratory. This term is present in a vast amount of stem cell literature but is being superseded by more accurate terminology.

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