Expanding intestinal stem cells in culture

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2015-09

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Heo, Inha
Clevers, HansISNI 0000000043961208

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Abstract

Culturing intestinal stem cells into 3D organoids results in heterogeneous cell populations, reflecting the in vivo cell type diversity. In a recent paper published in Nature, Wang et al. established a culture condition for a highly homogeneous population of intestinal stem cells.

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Humans, Intestines, Stem Cells, Taverne

Citation

Heo, I & Clevers, H 2015, 'Expanding intestinal stem cells in culture', Cell Research, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 995-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/cr.2015.83