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Isolation and characterization of neurogenic mesenchymal stem cells in human scalp tissue.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Aug 2005
Shih Daniel Tzu-bi, Lee Don-Ching, Chen Shih-Chen, Tsai Ren-Yeu, Huang Chin-Ting, Tsai Chia-Che, Shen Ein-Yiao, Chiu Wen-Ta
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Recent studies have shown that adult tissues contain stem/ progenitor cells capable of not only generating mature cells of their tissue of origin but also transdifferentiating themselves into other tissue cells. Murine skin-derived precursor cells, for example, have been described as unique, nonmesenchymal-like stem cells capable of mesodermal and ectodermal neurogenic differentiation. Human-derived skin...
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