Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1681-1696 , May 2010

Leucine-Rich Repeat-Containing G-Protein-Coupled Receptors as Markers of Adult Stem Cells

  • Nick Barker

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Nick Barker, PhD, Hubrecht Institute, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584CT Utrecht, The Netherlands. fax: +31 30 2121801
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  • Hans Clevers

Received 3 February 2010 ,Accepted 5 March 2010.

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