Stem cells of the human uterus: Derivation, characterization and uses of endometrial stem cells

Stem Cells: From Bench to Bedside, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 583-610

  Gargett, Caroline E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84973174787     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814289399_022     Document Type: Chapter

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