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SUBMITTER: Siqueira RC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3340559 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stem cell research & therapy 20111229 6
Distinct stem cell types have been established from embryos and identified in the fetal tissues and umbilical cord blood as well as in specific niches in many adult mammalian tissues and organs such as bone marrow, brain, skin, eyes, heart, kidneys, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver, breast, ovaries, and prostate. All stem cells are undifferentiated cells that exhibit unlimited self-renewal and can generate multiple cell lineages or more restricted progenitor populations that can co ...[more]