title: Further proof of the plasticity of adult stem cells and their role in tissue repair.
abstract: In this issue, De Bari et al. (2003) present elegant data to counter the recent claims that adult stem cells have a limited plasticity. Further, they provide evidence that adult stem cells can seek out damaged tissues and repair them.
authors.affiliation: Center for Gene Therapy, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. dprocko@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Darwin J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Prockop
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D039902:Multipotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D009137:Muscular Dystrophy, Animal / Q000628:therapy; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*