Stem cell self-renewal versus differentiation: Tumor suppressor Mei-P26 and miRNAs control the balance

Cell Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 713-715

  Shen, Run ^a   Xie, Ting ^a  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; MEI P26 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; MEI-P26 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GERM CELL; METABOLISM; OVARY; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; MICRORNAS; OVARY; STEM CELLS;

EID: 46749103288     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2008.79     Document Type: Article

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