The 'stem cell' concept: Is it holding us back?

Journal of Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Lander, Arthur D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINEAGE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELL; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELLS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 70349419698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14754924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol177     Document Type: Article

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