Genetic instability in neural stem cells: An inconvenient truth?

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 484-486

  Harrison, Neil J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CELL SELECTION; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CULTURE ADAPTATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMANS;

EID: 84856557662     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI62002     Document Type: Note

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