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Identification of candidate murine esophageal stem cells using a combination of cell kinetic studies and cell surface markers.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Feb 2007
Croagh Daniel, Phillips Wayne A, Redvers Rick, Thomas Robert J S, Kaur Pritinder
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The identification and characterization of esophageal stem cells are critical to our understanding of the biology of the esophageal epithelium in health and disease. However, the proliferative compartment within the mouse esophageal epithelium remains poorly characterized. Here, we report that the basal cells of the mouse esophagus can be separated into three phenotypically and functionally distinct...
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