mesenchymal
adjective
mes·en·chy·mal
mə-ˈzeŋ-kə-məl 
-ˈseŋ-;
ˌme-zᵊn-ˈkī-məl,
ˌmē-,
-sᵊn-
: of, resembling, or being mesenchyme
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To study how bone density is affected by zero gravity, the experiment from Zubair’s lab contains mesenchymal stem cells, which are found in bone marrow and create bone and other tissues.
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Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2024
Several early-stage clinical trials in the U.S. are exploring the use of mesenchymal stem cells, modified in the lab and injected into the spinal fluid of patients with progressive forms of M.S., in the hope of reversing the disease’s progression.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
What the study showed In the study of 565 heart failure patients from 52 treatment centers, half were given high doses of these mesenchymal stem cells and the other half a sham procedure.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
The therapy involves injecting mesenchymal precursor cells into the heart.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 27 Feb. 2023
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Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2024
Several early-stage clinical trials in the U.S. are exploring the use of mesenchymal stem cells, modified in the lab and injected into the spinal fluid of patients with progressive forms of M.S., in the hope of reversing the disease’s progression.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
What the study showed In the study of 565 heart failure patients from 52 treatment centers, half were given high doses of these mesenchymal stem cells and the other half a sham procedure.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
The therapy involves injecting mesenchymal precursor cells into the heart.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 27 Feb. 2023
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mesenchymal
adjective
mes·en·chy·mal
mə-ˈzeŋ-kə-məl
-ˈseŋ-; ˌmez-ᵊn-ˈkī-məl
-ˈseŋ-; ˌmez-ᵊn-ˈkī-məl
ˌmēz-,
ˌmēs-,
ˌmes-
: of, resembling, or being mesenchyme
mesenchymal cells
mesenchymal epithelium
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