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Gut stem cells in tissue renewal and disease: methods, markers, and myths
29 May 2012
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Homeostasis in adult tissue is maintained by the activity of a minor population of long-lived resident stem cells. These adult stem cells are defined by two essential attributes, self-renewal and multipotency, and their physiological activity is regulated by a specialized microenvironment, the stem cell niche. These adult stem cells are generally considered to divide infrequently, and cell expansion is mainly...
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