Normal ovarian surface epithelial label-retaining cells exhibit stem/progenitor cell characteristics
Szotek P, Chang H, Brennand K, Fujino A, Pieretti-Vanmarcke R, Celso C, Dombkowski D, Preffer F, Cohen K, Teixeira J, Donahoe P. Normal ovarian surface epithelial label-retaining cells exhibit stem/progenitor cell characteristics. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 12469-12473. PMID: 18711140, PMCID: PMC2527935, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805012105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLabel-retaining cell populationStem/progenitor cellsSomatic stem/progenitor cellsEpithelial label-retaining cellsCoelomic epitheliumProgenitor cellsCell populationsCell-mediated processStem/progenitor cell characteristicsLabel-retaining cellsEstrous cyclingAdult miceProgenitor cell characteristicsMouse ovariesCytoprotective mechanismsSide population