The follicle epithelium in the Drosophila ovary is maintained by a small number of stem cells

The follicle stem cells (FSCs) in the Drosophila ovary are an important experimental model for the study of epithelial stem cell biology. Although decades of research support the conclusion that there are two FSCs per ovariole, a recent study used a novel clonal marking system to conclude that there...

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Main Authors: Jocelyne Fadiga, Todd G Nystul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-12-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/49050