Very small embryonic-like cells: Biology and function of these potential endogenous pluripotent stem cells in adult tissues

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 677-690

  Kassmer, Susannah H ^a   Krause, Diane S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADULT STEM CELL; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL SELECTION; CELL TYPE; EMBRYO CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEADY STATE; VERY SMALL EMBRYONIC LIKE CELL;

MURINAE;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS;

EID: 84881546139     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22168     Document Type: Article

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