An integral program for tissue renewal and regeneration: Wnt signaling and stem cell control

Science

Volumn 346, Issue 6205, 2014, Pages

  Clevers, Hans ^a   Loh, Kyle M ^b   Nusse, Roel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MAMMARY GLAND; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DIVISION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84907487414     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1248012     Document Type: Review

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