Menstrual Blood: A Valuable Source Of Multipotential Stem Cells?

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Thu, 04/24/2008 - 10:00

Researchers suggest that stromal cells derived from menstrual blood may represent a potentially unlimited, ethically unencumbered, easily collectable and inexpensive source of stem cells for use in regenerative medicine.

The study found that MenSCs are easily expandable to clinical relevance and express multipotent markers at both the molecular and cellular level.

The abundance and plasticity of MenSCs suggest a potential role for MenSCs in regenerative transplantation therapies for many different organs and tissues.

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