Stro-1/CD44 as putative human myometrial and fibroid stem cell markers. | Vanderbilt Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center (VTRACC)

Mas A, Nair S, Laknaur A, Simón C, Diamond MP, Al-Hendy A. Stro-1/CD44 as putative human myometrial and fibroid stem cell markers. Fertility and sterility. 2015 Jul;104(104). 225-34.e3. PMID: 25989979 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4490118 NIHMSID: NIHMS692175.

Abstract

To identify and characterize myometrial/fibroid stem cells by specific stem cell markers in human myometrium, and to better understand the stem cell contribution in the development of uterine fibroids.