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Bhartiya, D., Ali Mohammad, S., Guha, A. et al. Evolving Definition of Adult Stem/Progenitor Cells. Stem Cell Rev and Rep 15, 456–458 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-019-09879-2
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