Identification, characterization and biological significance of very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) in regenerative medicine

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 827-833

  Feng, Guowei ^a,b,c   Cui, Jian ^d   Zheng, Yizhou ^e   Han, Zhongchao ^e   Xu, Yong ^b   Li, Zongjin ^a,c  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d PEOPLE S HOSPITAL OF RIZHAO   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD DISEASES HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCS); Regenerative medicine; Transdifferentiation; Very small embryonic like stem cells (VSELS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT STEM CELL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 84861898060     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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