The caudal regeneration blastema is an accumulation of rapidly proliferating stem cells in the flatworm <it>Macrostomum lignano</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Macrostomum lignano </it>is a small free-living flatworm capable of regenerating all body parts posterior of the pharynx and anterior to the brain. We quantified the cellular composition of the caudal-most body region...

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Main Authors: Adamski Zbigniew, Nimeth Katharina T, Hess Michael W, Gschwentner Robert, Egger Bernhard, Willems Maxime, Rieger Reinhard, Salvenmoser Willi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/9/41