News Finding: Phase contrast microscopy revealed that cells with fibroblast-like appearance were predominant in the culture.
Paper Finding: Moreover, residual bodies (lipofuscin pigment granules) were also visible within the cytoplasm of these cells (Fig.
News Context: Tissues from equine cadaver ligaments up to 72 hours of post-mortem: a promising reservoir of stem cells. Phase contrast microscopy revealed that cells with fibroblast-like appearance were predominant in the culture. Differentiation assays proved that EC-MSCs are able to differentiate towards mesodermal lineages (osteogenic, adipogenic, chondrogenic).
Paper Context: However, some cells at P3 and P20 appeared to have outgrowing extensions (Fig. Moreover, residual bodies (lipofuscin pigment granules) were also visible within the cytoplasm of these cells (Fig. The possibility that cadavers may represent, for tissue maintenance and regeneration, an alternative source of stem cells, is very exciting.