Lgr5 Identifies Progenitor Cells Capable of Taste Bud Regeneration after Injury.

Taste buds are composed of a variety of taste receptor cell types that develop from tongue epithelium and are regularly replenished under normal homeostatic conditions as well as after injury. The characteristics of cells that give rise to regenerating taste buds are poorly understood. Recent studie...

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Main Authors: Norifumi Takeda, Rajan Jain, Deqiang Li, Li Li, Min Min Lu, Jonathan A Epstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3688887?pdf=render