Fibroblast growth factors as regulators of stem cell self-renewal and aging

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-24

  Yeoh, Joyce S G ^a   de Haan, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cell; Fibroblast growth factor; Hematopoietic stem cell; Neural stem cell; Self renewal; Stem cell aging

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL RENEWAL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; HUMANS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 33846040847     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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