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Stem Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis
Stem cell therapy has been utilized in horses to help heal tendon, ligament and joint injuries for more than 20 years, and new uses are continually explored. Stem cells used in horses are mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) which are isolated from fetuses, foals or adult horses, as opposed to embryonic stem cells isolated from embryos. The MSC equine stem cells can be isolated from almost any tissue but most commonly obtained from bone marrow, fat tissue and from the umbilical cord of newborn foals