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Stem Cells: Hype and Reality
1 Jan 2002
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This update discusses what is known regarding embryonic and adult tissue-derived pluripotent stem cells, including the mechanisms underlying self-renewal without senescence, differentiation in multiple cell types both in vitro and in vivo, and future potential clinical uses of such stem cells. In Section I, Dr. Lansdorp reviews the structure and function of telomerase, the enzyme that restores telomeric ends of...
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