In vivo dedifferentiation of adult adipose cells.

Adipocytes can dedifferentiate into fibroblast-like cells in vitro and thereby acquire proliferation and multipotent capacities to participate in the repair of various organs and tissues. Whether dedifferentiation occurs under physiological or pathological conditions in vivo is unknown.A tissue expa...

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Main Authors: Yunjun Liao, Zhaowei Zeng, Feng Lu, Ziqing Dong, Qiang Chang, Jianhua Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4406742?pdf=render