| Literature DB >> 12931235 |
M Körbling1, Z Estrov, R Champlin.
Abstract
Recently, adult stem cells originating from bone marrow or peripheral blood have been suggested to contribute to repair and genesis of cells specific for liver, cardiac and skeletal muscle, gut, and brain tissue. The mechanism involved has been termed transdifferentiation, although other explanations including cell fusion have been postulated. Using adult stem cells to generate or repair solid organ tissue obviates the immunologic, ethical, and teratogenic issues that accompany embryonic stem cells.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12931235 DOI： 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703939
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bone Marrow Transplant ISSN： 0268-3369 Impact factor: 5.483