Enhancing bone marrow engraftment using MSCS

Patent Number: 5733542

Date of First Priority Issue: Friday November 16th, 1990

Date Issued: Tuesday March 31st, 1998

Assignee: Unknown Assignee(s)

Inventors: Haynesworth, Stephen E. (Cleveland Heights, OH); Caplan, Arnold I. (Cleveland Heights, OH); Gerson, Stanton L. (Pepper Pike, OH); Lazarus, Hillard M. (Shaker Heights, OH)

From Class: Use

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This patent teaches the use of mesenchymal stem cells to promote engraftment of hematopoietic stem cells.

I wonder how this mesenchymal cell population is different that the stromal cell populations that are also used to promote engraftment?

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