Stem cells in human normal endometrium and endometrial cancer cells: Characterization of side population cells

Recently, adult stem cells have been identified in several mature tissues. The human endometrium is responsive to sex steroid hormone. It undergoes extraordinary growth in a cyclic manner and is shed and regenerated throughout a woman’s lifetime. It has been proposed that the human endometrium may c...

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Main Author: Kiyoko Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-02-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X11001495