Stem cells: A fateful age gap.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
When a stem cell divides, one sister cell differentiates and the other retains its stem-cell identity. Differences in the age of an organelle — the centriole — inherited at cell division may determine these differing fates.
Medical subject headings
- Cell Lineage
- Cellular Senescence
- Centrosome
- Neocortex
- Neurons
- Stem Cells