Identification of quiescent, stem-like cells in the distal female reproductive tract.

In fertile women, the endometrium undergoes regular cycles of tissue build-up and regression. It is likely that uterine stem cells are involved in this remarkable turn over. The main goal of our current investigations was to identify slow-cycling (quiescent) endometrial stem cells by means of a puls...

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Main Authors: Yongyi Wang, Andrea Sacchetti, Matthijs R van Dijk, Marten van der Zee, Paul H van der Horst, Rosalie Joosten, Curt W Burger, J Anton Grootegoed, Leen J Blok, Riccardo Fodde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3404087?pdf=render