Mesenchymal stem cells can be obtained from the human saphena vein - Covas, Dimas Tadeu; Piccinato, Carlos Eli; Orellana, Maristela Delgado; Siufi, Jorge Luiz Curado; Silva Júnior, Wilson Araújo da; Proto-Siqueira, Rodrigo; Rizzatti, Edgar Gil; Neder, Luciano; Silva, Ane R. L.; Rocha, Vanderson; Zago, Marco Antônio (Experimental Cell Research, 2005)