Stem cell proliferation during <it>in vitro </it>development of the model cestode <it>Mesocestoides corti </it>from larva to adult worm
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In free-living flatworms somatic differentiated cells do not divide, and a separate population of stem cells (called neoblasts) is responsible for cell proliferation and renewal. In cestodes, there is evidence that similar mechanisms...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/7/1/22 |