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Identification of novel resident pulmonary stem cells: form and function of the lung side population.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Sept 2005
Majka Susan M, Beutz Michelle A, Hagen Moira, Izzo Angelo A, Voelkel Norbert, Helm Karen M
Abstract excerpt
Resident lung stem cells function to replace all lineages of pulmonary tissue, including mesenchyme, epithelium, and vasculature. The phenotype of the lung side population (SP) cells is currently under investigation; their function is currently unknown. Recent data suggest lung SP cells are an enriched tissue-specific source of organ-specific pulmonary precursors and, therefore, a source of adult stem cells. The...
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