Definitions

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  • Pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from mesenchyme; mesenchymatous.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme.

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Examples

  • Assuming news reports are accurate, Manning's treatment may have used what are called mesenchymal cells, Hare said.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The terms mesenchymal stem cell and stromal cell, both of which are most plausible cells for regenerative medicine, have been used interchangeably in emerging literature; we here re-organize our understanding on two MSC biology and further clinical trail in this review.

    WN.com - Articles related to Hip hope from stem cell technique 2010

  • The terms mesenchymal stem cell and stromal cell, both of which are most plausible cells for regenerative medicine, have been used interchangeably in emerging literature; we here re-organize our understanding on two MSC biology and further clinical trail in this review.

    WN.com - Articles related to Hip hope from stem cell technique 2010

  • It's an adult stem cell related to wound healing and regeneration called a mesenchymal stem cell.

    Is Stem Cell Research Making Progress? 2010

  • Experiments in cell cultures and in mice showed the adult stem cells — a type known as mesenchymal stem cells — could home in on cancer cells and deliver a lethal protein that attacked only the cancer while sparing normal healthy tissue.

    Genetically Engineered Stem Cells Target Cancer Cells | Impact Lab 2009

  • According to orthopedic specialist Michael Zuscik of the University of Rochester, his early research suggests nicotine may be a key bone-damaging culprit - and that it does its dirty work almost immediately by affecting stem cells stored in the bone marrow, called mesenchymal stem cells, that move in to begin healing an injured bone.

    SMOKING IS BAD FOR YOUR BONES! 2007

  • Mesoblast works with adult stem cells known as mesenchymal precursor cells.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Mesoblast works with adult stem cells known as mesenchymal precursor cells.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Mesoblast works with adult stem cells known as mesenchymal precursor cells.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • We took the bone marrow from the individuals themselves, and we grow from that bone marrow a stem cell called a mesenchymal stem cell.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

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  • cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels

    January 19, 2009