Stem cells

Stem cells are unspecialised cells with a remarkable ability to reproduce and become differentiated into another type of cell, replacing damaged body tissue.

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Stemcells
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The Editor's interpretation of a 2011 book chapter published in the book 'Modern Arthroscopy'.

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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Modulating the stem cell niche for tissue regeneration. Lane SW, Williams DA and Watt FM. Nat Biotechnol. 2014 Aug; 32(8): 795–803.

The Current Perspectives of Stem Cell Therapy in Orthopedic Surgery. Akpancar S, Tatar O, Turgut H, Akyildiz F and Ekinci S. Arch Trauma Res. 2016 Dec; 5(4): e37976.

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