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klumpfuss distinguishes stem cells from progenitor cells during asymmetric neuroblast division.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Aug 2012
Xiao Qi, Komori Hideyuki, Lee Cheng-Yu
Abstract excerpt
Asymmetric stem cell division balances maintenance of the stem cell pool and generation of diverse cell types by simultaneously allowing one daughter progeny to maintain a stem cell fate and its sibling to acquire a progenitor cell identity. A progenitor cell possesses restricted developmental potential, and defects in the regulation of progenitor cell potential can directly impinge on the maintenance of...
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