Stem Cell Competition for Niche Occupancy: Emerging Themes and Mechanisms

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-350

  Zhao, Rui ^a   Xi, Rongwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Cell adhesion; Competition; Drosophila; Germline stem cell; Integrin; Niche; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT STEM CELL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; GONAD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CELL MOVEMENT; DROSOPHILA; GONADS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

EID: 77955850038     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: 15586804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-010-9128-3     Document Type: Review

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