Presence of cartilage stem/progenitor cells in adult mice auricular perichondrium.

BACKGROUND: Based on evidence from several other tissues, cartilage stem/progenitor cells in the auricular cartilage presumably contribute to tissue development or homeostasis of the auricle. However, no definitive studies have identified or characterized a stem/progenitor population in mice auricle...

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Main Authors: Shinji Kobayashi, Takanori Takebe, Yun-Wen Zheng, Mitsuru Mizuno, Yuichiro Yabuki, Jiro Maegawa, Hideki Taniguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3198405?pdf=render