From the atom to the cell: Is the cat alive? Quantum mechanics and stem cell plasticity as déjà vu

Stem Cells and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 488-491

  Nadir, Askenasy ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CATS; DEJA VU; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUANTUM THEORY; STEM CELLS;

EID: 33750710121     PISSN: 15473287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/scd.2006.15.488     Document Type: Review

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