Endocrine Abstracts

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) are the source of regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues. Stem cells (SC) are rare and slowly dividing cells, situated in stem cell niches, regulated by non-stem-cell cap cells. Rare symmetric SC division regulates the SC pool. Asymmetric cell division gives rise to a transient amplifying pool (MSCTAP). The MSC niche is poorly characterized in contrast to MSCTAP and consecutive events of fate decision, commitment and secretio...