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Telomerase-immortalized non-malignant human prostate epithelial cells retain the properties of multipotent stem cells.
Experimental cell research - 1 Jan 2008
Li Hongzhen, Zhou Jianjun, Miki Jun, Furusato Bungo, Gu Yongpeng, Srivastava Shiv, McLeod David G, Vogel Jonathan C, Rhim Johng S
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Understanding prostate stem cells may provide insight into the origin of prostate cancer. Primary cells have been cultured from human prostate tissue but they usually survive only 15-20 population doublings before undergoing senescence. We report here that RC-170N/h/clone 7 cells, a clonal cell l...
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