Stem Cell Niche Methods and Protocols

Interest in a specialized microenvironment or “niche” regulating hemopoietic stem cell function has been steadily growing since the idea was first proposed by Ray Schofield over three decades ago. This growing interest, as well as more recently the intere

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Stem Cell Niche Methods and Protocols

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Stem Cell Niche Methods and Protocols

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Editor Kursad Turksen Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research Regenerative Medicine Program Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Toronto, ON, Canada

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Preface The idea that there was a specialized microenvironment or “niche” regulating hemopoietic stem cell function was first proposed by Ray Schofield over three decades ago. As interest in stem cell biology has exploded over the last 10 years, so too has the interest in the stem cell niche. This explosion o