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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Main Authors: Castillo Estela, Kun Alejandra, Marín Mónica, Domínguez María F, Koziol Uriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/7/1/22