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SUBMITTER: Bertin E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5109045 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bertin E E Piccoli M M Franzin C C Spiro G G Donà S S Dedja A A Schiavi F F Taschin E E Bonaldo P P Braghetta P P De Coppi P P Pozzobon M M
Scientific reports 20161115
Stem cell niche refers to the microenvironment where stem cells reside in living organisms. Several elements define the niche and regulate stem cell characteristics, such as stromal support cells, gap junctions, soluble factors, extracellular matrix proteins, blood vessels and neural inputs. In the last years, different studies demonstrated the presence of cKit<sup>+</sup> cells in human and murine amniotic fluid, which have been defined as amniotic fluid stem (AFS) cells. Firstly, we characteri ...[more]