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In vivo isolation and characterization of stem cells with diverse phenotypes using growth factor impregnated biomatrices.
PloS one - 2 Apr 2008
Grimaldi Annalisa, Bianchi Cristiano, Greco Gabriella, Tettamanti Gianluca, Noonan Douglas M, Valvassori Roberto, de Eguileor Magda
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The stimulation to differentiate into specific cell types for somatic stem cells is largely due to a series of internal and external signals coming from the microenvironment that surrounds the stem cell. Even though intensive research has been made, the basic mechanisms of plasticity and/or the molecules regulating stem cells proliferation and differentiation are not completely determined. Potential...
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