%0 Journal Article %T Membrane potential (Vmem) measurements during mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) proliferation and osteogenic differentiation %A Alexander Hauschild %A Gloria Cato %A John Howard Barker %A Karla Mychellyne Costa Oliveira %A Liudmila Leppik %A Maria Jos¨¦ Eischen-Loges %A Mit Balvantray Bhavsar %J Archive of "PeerJ". %D 2019 %R 10.7717/peerj.6341 %X Electrochemical signals play an important role in cell communication and behavior. Electrically charged ions transported across cell membranes maintain an electrochemical imbalance that gives rise to bioelectric signaling, called membrane potential or Vmem. Vmem plays a key role in numerous inter- and intracellular functions that regulate cell behaviors like proliferation, differentiation and migration, all playing a critical role in embryonic development, healing, and regeneration %K Membrane potential %K Electrical stimulation %K Mesenchymal stem cells %K Osteogenic differentiation %K Cell proliferation %K Vmem %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6369823/