Bioengineered Systems and Designer Matrices That Recapitulate the Intestinal Stem Cell Niche
The relationship between intestinal stem cells (ISCs) and the surrounding niche environment is complex and dynamic. Key factors localized at the base of the crypt are necessary to promote ISC self-renewal and proliferation, to ultimately provide a constant stream of differentiated cells to maintain...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352345X18300146 |