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Oct-4-expressing cells in human amniotic fluid: a new source for stem cell research?
30 Jun 2003
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BACKGROUND: It is the hope of investigators and patients alike that in future the isolation of pluripotent human stem cells will allow the establishment of therapeutic concepts for a wide variety of diseases. A major aim in this respect is the identification of new sources for pluripotent stem cells. Oct-4 is a marker for pluripotent human stem cells so far known to be expressed in embryonal carcinoma cells,...
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