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Tissue-Specific Stem Cells
Myb Controls Intestinal Stem Cell Genes and Self-Renewal†‡§
Article first published online: 16 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1002/stem.761
Copyright © 2011 AlphaMed Press
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Cheasley, D., Pereira, L., Lightowler, S., Vincan, E., Malaterre, J. and Ramsay, R. G. (2011), Myb Controls Intestinal Stem Cell Genes and Self-Renewal. STEM CELLS, 29: 2042–2050. doi: 10.1002/stem.761
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Author contributions: D.C.: collection and assembly of data, manuscript writing, and data analysis and interpretation; L.P. and E.V.: collection and assembly of data and data analysis and interpretation; S.L.: collection and assembly of data; J.M.: collection and assembly of data, conception and design, manuscript writing, and data analysis and interpretation; R.R.: conception and design, financial support, manuscript writing, final approval of manuscript, and data analysis and interpretation.
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Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest is found at the end of this article.
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First published online in STEM CELLSEXPRESS October 13, 2011.
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 16 NOV 2011
- Article first published online: 16 NOV 2011
- Accepted manuscript online: 13 OCT 2011 09:42AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 27 SEP 2011
- Manuscript Received: 15 FEB 2011
Funded by
- NHMRC Program. Grant Number: 487922
- NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship. Grant Number: APP1002117
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