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| | NIH Guide: BASIC RESEARCH ON MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL BIOLOGY |
 | | In addition, mesenchymal stem cells have been demonstrated to differentiate into a variety of non-hematopoietic tissues including bone, cartilage, tendon, fat, skeletal and cardiac muscle, and early progenitors of neural cells. |
 | | Preclinical and early clinical safety studies are paving the way for further applications of these cells in the field of transplantation with respect to hematopoietic support, immunoregulation, graft facilitation, and potentially gene therapy. |
 | | Preclinical studies suggest mesenchymal stem cells may enhance the ability of the bone marrow microenviornment to support hematopoiesis after stem cell transplantation. |
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