The stem-cell niche theory: Lessons from flies

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 931-940

  Lin, Haifan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL TYPE; DROSOPHILA; FLY; GERM LINE; GONAD; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE THEORY; TESTIS; THEORY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; MALE; OVARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 0036894182     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg952     Document Type: Review

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