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October 9, 2008
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2008-10-10 07:10.
In a promising finding for the field of regenerative medicine, stem cell researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have identified a source of adult stem cells found on the walls of blood vessels with the unlimited potential to differentiate into human tissues such as bone, cartilage and muscle.
The scientists identified cells known as pericytes that are multipotent, meaning they have broad developmental potential. Pericytes are found on the walls of small blood vessels such as capillaries and microvessels throughout the body and have the potential to be extracted and grown into many types of tissues.
art: and then this popped up - stem cells from testicles. The article says "men's testicles" so that you don't think it might be from women's testicles, but you get the idea.