In vivo isolation and characterization of stem cells with diverse phenotypes using growth factor impregnated biomatrices.

BACKGROUND: The stimulation to differentiate into specific cell types for somatic stem cells is largely due to a series of internal and external signals coming from the microenvironment that surrounds the stem cell. Even though intensive research has been made, the basic mechanisms of plasticity and...

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Main Authors: Annalisa Grimaldi, Cristiano Bianchi, Gabriella Greco, Gianluca Tettamanti, Douglas M Noonan, Roberto Valvassori, Magda de Eguileor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2270903?pdf=render