Very Small Embryonic/Epiblast-Like stem cells (VSELs) and their potential role in aging and organ rejuvenation - An update and comparison to other primitive small stem cells isolated from adult tissues

Aging

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 235-246

  Ratajczak, Mariusz Z ^a,b   Shin, Dong Myung ^a   Liu, Rui ^a   Mierzejewska, Kasia ^b   Ratajczak, Janina ^a,b   Kucia, Magda ^a,b   Zuba Surma, Ewa K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Igf2 H19; Imprinted genes; RasGRF1; VSELs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863207994     PISSN: 19454589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18632/aging.100449     Document Type: Review

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