Why stem cells?

被引:196
作者
van der Kooy, D [1 ]
Weiss, S
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Fac Med, Dept Anat & Cell Biol, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
[2] Univ Calgary, Fac Med, Dept Cell Biol & Anat, Genes & Dev Res Grp, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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10.1126/science.287.5457.1439
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Stem cells are viewed from the perspectives of their function, evolution, development, and cause. Counterintuitively, most stem cells may arise Late in development, to act principally in tissue renewal, thus ensuring an organism's Long-term survival, Surprisingly, recent reports suggest that tissue-specific adult stem cells have the potential to contribute to replenishment of multiple adult tissues.
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页码:1439 / 1441
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