A multi-instrumental approach to identify and purify very small embryonic like stem cells (VSELs) from adult tissues

Micron

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 386-393

  Ratajczak, Mariusz Z ^a,b   Kucia, Magda ^a,b   Ratajczak, Janina ^a,b   Zuba Surma, Ewa K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

CXCR4; Nanog; Oct 4; SSEA; VSEL

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MAMMALS; POPULATION STATISTICS; TISSUE;

CXCR4; NANOG; OCT-4; SSEA; VSEL;

STEM CELLS;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 59149084068     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.09.009     Document Type: Review

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