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[Isolation, proliferation and differentiation of thyroid stem cell from human thyroid nodule tissue]

Ling Lan1, Dai Cui, Bing-yin Shi

  • 1Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Fourth Medical College of Peking University, Beijing 100035, China. lanjingling0627@gmail.com

Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
|July 12, 2012
PubMed
Summary

Human thyroid glands contain a novel stem cell population, identified as the side population (SP). A new sphere culture method effectively isolates and proliferates these thyroid stem cells for potential therapeutic applications.

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