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Human placenta stem cells help people recover from hip surgery

17 October 2018

The placenta is usually discarded after childbirth but it's a source of mesenchymal stem cells – and they help people regain muscle strength after hip surgery

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Human placenta stem cells help people recover from hip surgery

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