Human Mesenchymal (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Human Mesenchymal (2 of 3)

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This is an image taken with a scanning electron microscope of a human mesenchymal stem cell growing on a plate of long microposts approximately 13 microns in length. After one day of culturing, this cell exerts centripetal force, which can be seen in the bending of the microposts. This cell will differentiate into a fat cell.

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Jianping Fu (University of Michigan)

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