Abstract:A long-standing concept has been that organ-specific stem cells are restricted to marking the differentiated cell types of the tissue in which they reside.A recent series of studies,however,show that ...A long-standing concept has been that organ-specific stem cells are restricted to marking the differentiated cell types of the tissue in which they reside.A recent series of studies,however,show that adult stem cells from one tissue or organ can be induced to trans-differentiate into cells of other organs,system or blastoderm unrelated in development.That is to say,adult stem cells posses plasticity.Here,the paper reviews the current study results and speculates about the underlying mechanisms,clinical application and problem existed in adult stem cells plasticity.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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