Stem cell antigen 1-positive mesenchymal cells are the origin of follicular cells during thyroid regeneration.

Many tissues are thought to contain adult stem/progenitor cells that are responsible for repair of the tissue where they reside upon damage and/or carcinogenesis, conditions when cellular homeostasis becomes uncontrolled. While the presence of stem/progenitor cells of the thyroid has been suggested,...

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Main Authors: Minoru Okamoto, Suguru Hayase, Masaaki Miyakoshi, Tsubasa Murata, Shioko Kimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3836768?pdf=render