Human breast milk stem cells: a new challenge for perinatologists

• Main Authors: Giuseppina Pichiri (Author), Daniele Lanzano (Author), Monica Piras (Author), Angelica Dessì (Author), Alessandra Reali (Author), Melania Puddu (Author), Antonio Noto (Author), Vassilios Fanos (Author), Carlo Coni (Author), Gavino Faa (Author), Pierpaolo Coni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The lactating mammary gland contains a stem cells population with multilineage potentialities. Recently it was also shown that breast milk contains a heterogeneous population of stem cells that have the potential to differentiate in vitro, under the control of specific differentiation conditions, in...