Cytokeratin 18 is not required for morphogenesis of developing prostates but contributes to adult prostate regeneration.

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Published in Biomed Res Int on December 30, 2013

Authors

Chenlu Zhang1, Yanjing Guo1, Jian Cui1, Helen He Zhu1, Wei-Qiang Gao1

Author Affiliations

1: State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Stem Cell Research Center, Renji Hospital, 160 Pu Jian Road, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China ; Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China.

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