Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a type of multipotent cells readily found within the bone marrow, capable of undergoing self-renewal and giving rise to cells with different characteristics, such as, osteoblasts, adipocytes and chondrocytes. MSC differentiation requires optimal cell–matrix interaction and is also dependent on a number of growth factors.Aim: To investigate the effect of GH, Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) and extracellula...