摘要 |
Methods are presented in which release of stem cells from skeletal muscle is quantitated and correlated with severity of a disease or trauma, a future treatment option, prognosis, and/or anticipated time to recovery. Most preferably, the stem cell is a BLSC and/or an ELSC, and the stem cell isolation for the cell count is performed using sedimentation or filtration as principal separation step, thereby avoiding commonly used complicated, expensive, and time-consuming processes such as antibody-based separation and fluorescence-activated cell sorting.
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