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Asymmetric Stem Cell Division in Development and Cancer

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Asymmetric Cell Division

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  1. Division of Cell Biology, Biozemtrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, CH 4056, Basel, Switzerland

    Emmanuel Caussinus

  2. MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, SE5 8AF, London, UK

    Frank Hirth

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Caussinus, E., Hirth, F. (2007). Asymmetric Stem Cell Division in Development and Cancer. In: Macieira-Coelho, A. (eds) Asymmetric Cell Division. Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, vol 45. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69161-7_9

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