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Trans-differentiation of a duodenal phenotype on duodenal transplantation of different normal tissues in F344 rats.
Hiroshima journal of medical sciences - 1 Mar 2011
Watanabe Hiromitsu, Kominami Yoko, Gon Rina, Hayashi Masaomi, Nishiki Masayo, Sasaki Atsushi, Shiraishi Miho, Ueda Shinobu, Ochiya Takahiro, Kamiya Kenji
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms regulating stem cell differentiation and self-renewal are largely unknown. Our ultimate goal is to be able to regulate somatic stem cell differentiation and proliferation. In the present study the ability of trans-differentiation was studied when different normal tissue types were transplanted into the duodenum in rats. Pieces of ear (skin), bladder, trachea, diaphragm, pyloric gland, and...
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