Stem cells

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Stem cells are early undifferentiated cells which then differentiate to form tissues. They are important to gene therapy and cancer development. As well as reviewing a variety of stem cell systems, this work describes the biology of stem cells, and molecular biological approaches to them.

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Full title :Stem cells / edited by C.S. Potten.

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Publication Date:©1997.

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Publisher(s):Academic Press
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1997.

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Description:xiii, 474 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 25 cm

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ISBN:0125634552, 9780125634557
oclc:ocm36072189
LC Classification:QH573
Dewey Decimal:571.6

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