title: Stem cells in epithelial tissues.
abstract: Most, if not all, epithelial tissues contain stem cells. They are responsible for normal tissue renewal or for regeneration following damage. Our present knowledge of their properties is limited and is mainly derived from studies of cell kinetics and from clonal analysis.
authors.affiliation: Developmental Biology Programme, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. j.m.w.slack@bath.ac.uk.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Slack
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia; D012038:Regeneration; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology