The adult Drosophila posterior midgut is maintained by pluripotent stem cells

Benjamin Ohlstein and Allan Spradling ()
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Benjamin Ohlstein: Carnegie Institution of Washington
Allan Spradling: Carnegie Institution of Washington

Nature, 2006, vol. 439, issue 7075, 470-474

Abstract: Gut feeling In vertebrates, the cells of the intestine are continually replenished by multipotent stem cells. The discovery of a similar regime in the fruitfly Drosophila has come as a surprise, but a welcome one. With such a well developed genetic model to hand, it should be possible to make great strides in the study of normal and abnormal intestinal function.

Date: 2006
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