Plasticity revisited

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 749-755

  Joshi, Chirag V ^a   Enver, Tariq ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADAPTATION; CANCER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; MESENCHYME; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MESODERM; MOUSE; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; MESODERM; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEOPLASMS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0036900451     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(02)00392-7     Document Type: Review

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