Paul A. Lucas

Mesenchymal stem cells reside within the connective tissues of many organs

Abstract Previous studies have noted the presence of mesenchymal stem cells located within the connective tissue matrices of avian skeletal muscle, dermis, and heart. In these s...

A Population of Cells Isolated from Rat Heart Capable of Differentiating into Several Mesodermal Phenotypes

Isolation of embryonic chick myosatellite and pluripotent stem cells

Chemotactic response of embryonic limb bud mesenchymal cells and muscle-derived fibroblasts to transforming growth factor-β

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) was tested for its ability to stimulate a chemotactic response in Stage 24 embryonic chick limb bud mesenchymal cells and muscle-deriv...

A water-soluble fraction from adult bone stimulates the differentiation of cartilage in explants of embryonic muscle

Chemotactic response of mesenchymal cells, fibroblasts and osteoblast-like cells to bone gla protein

Partial isolation and characterization of a chemotactic factor from adult bovine bone for mesenchymal cells