Determination of bone regeneration potential of murine embryonic stem cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

Introduction
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been used in regenerative bone biology for more than a decade, as they can be easily recovered from patients. More recently some of the focus in this field has shifted towards the use of embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Previous studies reported that ESCs can be induced to differentiate into cells showing a mature osteoblastic phenotype by c…