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The intestinal epithelial stem cell: the mucosal governor
1 Aug 1997
Abstract excerpt
All epithelial cells in the small and large intestine are thought to originate from stem cells located towards the base of the crypts of Lieberkühn. To-date, there are no specific intestinal stem cell markers, hence stem cell properties can only be inferred. A range of experimental techniques have been employed including cell position mapping, radiation regeneration (clonogenic) assays, chimeric and transgenic...
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