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Characterization and localization of side population cells in mouse skin.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Jan 2000
Yano Shoichiro, Ito Yuriko, Fujimoto Manabu, Hamazaki Tatsuo S, Tamaki Kunihiko, Okochi Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the detection of side population (SP) cells, which have the ability to strongly efflux Hoechst 33342 fluorescence dye, has attracted attention as a method of stem cell isolation. We identified SP cells from mouse skin using the same method as from bone marrow. This population almost completely disappeared after treatment with the calcium channel blocker verapamil. SP cells were mainly localized in the...
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