Transfer of microRNAs by embryonic stem cell microvesicles.

Microvesicles are plasma membrane-derived vesicles released into the extracellular environment by a variety of cell types. Originally characterized from platelets, microvesicles are a normal constituent of human plasma, where they play an important role in maintaining hematostasis. Microvesicles hav...

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Main Authors: Alex Yuan, Erica L Farber, Ana Lia Rapoport, Desiree Tejada, Roman Deniskin, Novrouz B Akhmedov, Debora B Farber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2648987?pdf=render