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Hyperglycemia diverts dividing stem cells to pathological adipogenesis

Stem Cell Research and Therapy
DOI: 10.1186/scrt518
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This commentary proposes a mechanism for why murine diabetic adipose tissue contains very few remaining stem cells compared with normal adipose tissue. The mechanism involves the diversion of stem cells to pathological adipocytes when they divide in hyperglycemia.

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Hascall, V., & Wang, A. (2014). Hyperglycemia diverts dividing stem cells to pathological adipogenesis. Stem Cell Research and Therapy. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1186/scrt518

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