Gastrointestinal stem cells in health and disease: from flies to humans
The gastrointestinal tract of complex metazoans is highly compartmentalized. It is lined by a series of specialized epithelia that are regenerated by specific populations of stem cells. To maintain tissue homeostasis, the proliferative activity of stem and/or progenitor cells has to be carefully con...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Disease Models & Mechanisms |
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| Online Access: | http://dmm.biologists.org/content/9/5/487 |