title: Identity deception: not a crime for a stem cell.
abstract: Stem cell transdifferentiation in the adult organism is the most common and questioned mechanism of growth and repair. Recent data suggest that adult stem cells are capable of generating mature cells beyond their own tissue boundaries, a process called developmental plasticity. To date, the most versatile cell discovered is the bone marrow progenitor cell.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York. annarosa_leri@nymc.edu
authors.forename: Annarosa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leri
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kajstura
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anversa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans