Putative stem cells in the hemolymph and in the intestinal submucosa of the solitary ascidian Styela plicata

Abstract Background In various ascidian species, circulating stem cells have been documented to be involved in asexual reproduction and whole-body regeneration. Studies of these cell population(s) are mainly restricted to colonial species. Here, we investigate the occurrence of circulating stem cell...

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Main Authors: Juan Jiménez-Merino, Isadora Santos de Abreu, Laurel S. Hiebert, Silvana Allodi, Stefano Tiozzo, Cintia M. De Barros, Federico D. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-019-0144-3