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The small intestine as a model for evaluating adult tissue stem cell drug targets<sup>1</sup>
1 Jun 2003
Abstract excerpt
Adult tissue stem cells are defined and some current controversies are discussed. These crucial cells are responsible for all cell production in renewing tissues, and play a vital role in tissue regeneration. Although reliable stem cell markers are generally unavailable for adult epithelial tissues, the small intestinal crypts are an excellent in vivo model system to study stem cells. Within this tissue, the stem...
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