The kynurenine pathway in stem cell biology

International Journal of Tryptophan Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-66

  Jones, Simon P ^a   Guillemin, Gilles J ^b   Brew, Bruce J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

3 dioxygenase; Embryonic stem cell; Haematopoietic stem cell; Indoleamine 2; kynurenine pathway; Mesenchymal stem cell; Neural stem cell; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903815994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/IJTR.S12626     Document Type: Review

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