The hematopoietic stem cell niche: What are we trying to replicate?

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-443

  Hines, Michael ^a   Nielsen, Lars ^a   Cooper White, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ex vivo expansion; Hematopoietic stem cells; Niche organization; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; BLOOD; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE;

BONE MARROW STEM CELL NICHE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; HYALURONIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANTIGENS; BLOOD; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CELL ASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL EXPANSION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO CULTURE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 41549083749     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1856     Document Type: Review

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