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Developmental programs are kept alive during adulthood by stem cells: the aging aspect.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Jul 2013
Lepperdinger Günter
Abstract excerpt
Stem cells are fundamental for life-long preservation of cellular somatic maintenance. Tissue-borne stem cells replenish worn-out critical elements. Provided they remain fit over lifetime, enduring stem cell activities avert the emergence of age-associated chronic degenerative diseases and pathologies. Although experimentally still unclear, it is assumed that stem cells reside in protected niches. Freshly...
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