Identification and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells derived from the trabecular meshwork of the human eye

• Main Authors: Tay, Cheryl Y., Chu, Stephanie W. L., Stanton, Lawrence W., Wong, Tina T., Sathiyanathan, Padmapriya
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95871; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11992
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been isolated from several adult human tissues. Their propensity to differentiate into cell types of connective tissue, such as osteocytes, chondrocytes, and adipocytes, suggests that MSC may function as a reserve of progenitor cells that repair and maintain healthy...