Adipose tissue is derived from the embryonic mesenchyme and contains a stroma, in which the ASCs can be induced to multiple lineages in specific culture system similar to bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs).

• 种子细胞是组织工程的首要因素，脂肪基质细胞(Adipose tissue-derived stromal cells，ASCs)是近年来研究最热门的种子细胞，被认为是最有可能用于临床的种子细胞之一。