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Review
. 2015 Mar 15;142(6):1023-7.
doi: 10.1242/dev.102210.

Skeletal stem cells

Paolo Bianco  1 , Pamela G Robey  2
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Review

Skeletal stem cells

Paolo Bianco et al. Development. .

Abstract

Skeletal stem cells (SSCs) reside in the postnatal bone marrow and give rise to cartilage, bone, hematopoiesis-supportive stroma and marrow adipocytes in defined in vivo assays. These lineages emerge in a specific sequence during embryonic development and post natal growth, and together comprise a continuous anatomical system, the bone-bone marrow organ. SSCs conjoin skeletal and hematopoietic physiology, and are a tool for understanding and ameliorating skeletal and hematopoietic disorders. Here and in the accompanying poster, we concisely discuss the biology of SSCs in the context of the development and postnatal physiology of skeletal lineages, to which their use in medicine must remain anchored.

Keywords: Bone; Bone marrow stromal cell; Cartilage; Hematopoiesis; In vivo transplantation; Skeletal stem cells.

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