New 'Control Knobs' For Stem Cells: Changes In Membrane Voltage Control Timing Of Differentiation
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 11:22
in Biology & Nature
Natural changes in voltage that occur across the membrane of adult human stem cells act as a signal to delay or accelerate the decision of a stem cell to differentiate into a specific cell type. This discovery gives scientists in regenerative medicine a new set of "control knobs" to use in ongoing efforts to shape the behavior of adult stem cells.
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