The molecular nature of very small embryonic-like stem cells in adult tissues

International Journal of Stem Cells

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 55-62

  Kim, Yong Hwan ^a   Jeong, Jaeho ^a   Kang, Hyunsook ^a   Lim, Jisun ^a   Heo, Jinbeom ^a   Ratajczak, Janina ^b   Ratajczak, Mariusz Z ^b   Shin, Dong Myung ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Genomic imprinting; PGC; Pluripotency; VSEL

Indexed keywords

MURINAE;

EID: 84921714345     PISSN: 20053606     EISSN: 20055447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15283/ijsc.2014.7.2.55     Document Type: Review

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