Not exact matches
In a statement put on the Web this morning, NIH reported that all 64 lines «show characteristics of
stem cell morphology» and have undergone several population doublings, and most of them have demonstrated all the protein
markers «
known to be associated with human embryonic
stem cells.»
The prostate seemed a promising target because previous studies with mice revealed that it contained
cells with the same protein
markers as other
known stem cells, suggesting that the necessary
stem cells might be relatively easy to find.
To trace the lineage of liver
cells, scientists used a telltale
marker — the
cells» response to signals delivered by a
known stem -
cell regulator called Wnt.