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World J Rheumatol. Dec 31, 2011; 1(1): 4-11
Published online Dec 31, 2011. doi: 10.5499/wjr.v1.i1.4
Synovial mesenchymal stem cells in vivo: Potential key players for joint regeneration
Elena Jones, Dennis McGonagle
Elena Jones, Dennis McGonagle, Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Jones E and McGonagle D concepted and designed the article, and prepared the mansuccript; Jones E collected, analyzed and interpreted the data.
Supported by Funding from Wellcome Trust/EPSRC through WELMEC, a Centre of Excellence in Medical Engineering, No. WT 088908/Z/09/Z and No. EU FP7; the National Institute of Health Research and an AR UK endowment (to McGonagle D, in part)
Correspondence to: Elena Jones, PhD, Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Room 5.24 Clinical Sciences Building, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom. msjej@leeds.ac.uk
Telephone: +44-113-2065647 Fax: +44-113-3438502
Received: June 10, 2011
Revised: December 13, 2011
Accepted: December 26, 2011
Published online: December 31, 2011
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