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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2008; 14(29): 4593-4599
Published online Aug 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4593
Published online Aug 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4593
Figure 1 Stem cell hierarchy in humans.
While embryonic stem cells are the only ones to be totipotential, adult tissues with high cellular turnover (e.g. skin, gut mucosa and bone marrow) retain a population of stem cells with restricted differentiation potential that constantly supply the tissue of new cells.
- Citation: Lorenzini S, Gitto S, Grandini E, Andreone P, Bernardi M. Stem cells for end stage liver disease: How far have we got? World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(29): 4593-4599
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i29/4593.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.4593