Molecular regulation of stem cell quiescence

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 329-340

  Cheung, Tom H ^a,b   Rando, Thomas A ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ADULT STEM CELLS; AGING; ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84878240136     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm3591     Document Type: Review

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