Stem cells - Cell fusion causes confusion

被引:136
作者
Wurmser, AE [1 ]
Gage, FH [1 ]
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[1] Salk Inst Biol Studies, Genet Lab, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
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10.1038/416485a
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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
'Transdifferentiation' is a poorly understood process invoked to explain how tissue-specific adult stem cells can generate cells of other tissues. New results challenge its existence.
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