Very small embryonic/epiblast-like stem cells: A missing link to support the germ line hypothesis of cancer development?

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1985-1992

  Ratajczak, Mariusz Z ^a   Shin, Dong Myung ^a   Kucia, Magda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GERM LINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 67049100032     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: 15252191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.081143     Document Type: Review

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