Human lung stem cells: has the future arrived?

Journal Article

An intriguing paper was recently published that describes c-kit-positive human lung stem cells that self-renew and differentiate into multiple lineages. While these findings are potentially therapeutically exciting, several questions remain to be answered. We review the paper and the issues that have arisen.

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Duke Authors

Onaitis, Mark William

Cited Authors

Hanna, JM; Onaitis, MW

Published Date

2011

Published In

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volume / Issue

23 / 4

Start / End Page

259 - 260

PubMed ID

22443640

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1532-9488

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1053/j.semtcvs.2011.10.009

Language

eng

Conference Location

United States