Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 9 , Pages 1096-1107.e1 , September 2009

Identification of small Sca-1+, Lin−, CD45− multipotential cells in the neonatal murine retina

  • Yongqing Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • James Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • Drs. Liu and Gao contributed equally to the studies.
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  • Ling Gao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
    • Drs. Liu and Gao contributed equally to the studies.
    • ,
  • Ewa K. Zuba-Surma

      Affiliations

    • Stem Cell Institute, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • ,
  • Xiaoyan Peng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • ,
  • Magdalena Kucia

      Affiliations

    • Stem Cell Institute, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • ,
  • Mariusz Z. Ratajczak

      Affiliations

    • Stem Cell Institute, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • ,
  • Wei Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • ,
  • Volker Enzman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • Current address: Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
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  • Henry J. Kaplan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
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  • Douglas C. Dean

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • James Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Ky., USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Douglas C. Dean, Ph.D., University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, 301 E. Muhammad Ali Boulevard, Louisville, KY 40202

Received 14 April 2009 ,Revised 21 May 2009 ,Accepted 29 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2009.05.014

Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 9 , Pages 1096-1107.e1 , September 2009

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