Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1215-1224 , June 2010

Derivation and characterization of human fetal MSCs: An alternative cell source for large-scale production of cardioprotective microparticles

  • Ruenn Chai Lai

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A⁎STAR), Singapore
    • National University of Singapore Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering, Singapore
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  • Fatih Arslan

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Soon Sim Tan

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A⁎STAR), Singapore
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  • Betty Tan

      Affiliations

    • Bioinformatics Institute, A⁎STAR, Singapore
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  • Andre Choo

      Affiliations

    • Bioprocessing Technology Institute, A⁎STAR, Singapore
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  • May May Lee

      Affiliations

    • Bioprocessing Technology Institute, A⁎STAR, Singapore
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  • Tian Sheng Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A⁎STAR), Singapore
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  • Bao Ju Teh

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A⁎STAR), Singapore
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  • John Kun Long Eng

      Affiliations

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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  • Harwin Sidik

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A⁎STAR), Singapore
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  • Vivek Tanavde

      Affiliations

    • Bioinformatics Institute, A⁎STAR, Singapore
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  • Wei Sek Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine (Histopathology), KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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  • Chuen Neng Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, NUS, Singapore
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  • Reida Menshawe El Oakley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, NUS, Singapore
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  • Gerard Pasterkamp

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Dominique P.V. de Kleijn

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
    • Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Kok Hian Tan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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  • Sai Kiang Lim

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A⁎STAR), Singapore
    • Department of Surgery, NUS, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute of Medical Biology, 8A Biomedical Grove, #05-05 Immunos, Singapore 138648. Tel.: +65 6407 0150; fax: +65 6464 2048.

Received 11 September 2009 ,Revised 15 December 2009 ,Accepted 28 December 2009.

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PII: S0022-2828(09)00568-9

doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.12.021

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1215-1224 , June 2010