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The need to revisit the definition of mesenchymal and adult stem cells based on their functional attributes

A debate is ongoing about the ‘stem cell’ status of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). This can easily be resolved based on the definition of a stem cell. ‘True’ stem cells are expected to undergo asymmetric cell divisions (ACD) whereby they divide to self-renew and give rise to a slightly bigger, diffe...

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Autor principal: Bhartiya, Deepa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5870685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29587828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13287-018-0833-1