TGF-β family signaling in embryonic and somatic stem-cell renewal and differentiation

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Mullen, Alan C ^a,b   Wrana, Jeffrey L ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADULT STEM CELL; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SELF-RENEWAL; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SELF RENEWAL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 85019997533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a022186     Document Type: Article

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