| Urine as a Source of Stem Cells. | |
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PMID: 23038280 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Traditionally, clinicians and researchers have relied on a skin biopsy or blood extraction as relatively accessible supplies for in vitro cell expansion and biological studies. Perhaps surprisingly, limited attention has been given to a totally noninvasive source, urine, which eliminates the discomfort associated with other procedures. This may arise from the perception that urine is merely a body waste. Yet, the analysis of urine is a longstanding fundamental test for diagnostic purposes and nowadays there is growing interest in using urine for detecting biomarkers. In addition, recent work including ours reinforces the idea that urine contains a variety of viable cell types with relevant applications. In this review, we describe those cell types and their potential uses. |
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Christina Benda; Ting Zhou; Xianming Wang; Weihua Tian; Johannes Grillari; Hung-Fat Tse; Regina Grillari-Voglauer; Duanqing Pei; Miguel A Esteban |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-10-5 |
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Title: Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology Volume: - ISSN: 1616-8542 ISO Abbreviation: Adv. Biochem. Eng. Biotechnol. Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-5 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8307733 Medline TA: Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Guangzhou, 510530, China, christina@gibh.ac.cn. |
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