Cellular and molecular dissection of pluripotent adult somatic stem cells in planarians

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-41

  Shibata, Norito ^a   Rouhana, Labib ^a   Agata, Kiyokazu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult somatic stem cell; Germline specific genes; Neoblast; Planarian; Pluripotency

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SELECTION; FLUORESCENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HELMINTH; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANARIANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; REGENERATION;

ANIMALIA; PLANARIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 74549127230     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2009.01155.x     Document Type: Review

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