Abstract
The quest for adult stem cells in the pancreas has raised a lot of expectations, but also a lot of controversy. SSEA4 is a recognized marker of pluripotent stem cells, such as embryonic stem cells, and not of multipotent stem cells. Final proof for the stemness of the reported pancreatic SSEA4+ cells can only be given by clonal analysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 711-713 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Biomarkers in Medicine |
| Volume | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- beta-cell regeneration
- islet stem cells
- pancreatic stem cells