title: A short primer on stem cells.
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, USA.
authors.forename: Elias A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Zerhouni
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Battey
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Downing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D033041:Embryo Research; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology*; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D012106:Research; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology