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Fol. Biol. 2006, 52, 149-155

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2006052050149

Foetal Mouse Neural Stem Cells Give Rise to Ependymal Cells in Vitro

Jaroslav Mokrý, J. Karbanová

Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Received August 2006
Accepted September 2006

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