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Schmidtea mediterranea, a planarian, has specialized stem cells called neoblasts. The neoblasts are crucial for the process of regeneration, where missing tissues are regenerated after an injury. Furthermore, neoblasts are the only dividing cells of the adult animal.
Oct 4, 2018 · Planarians are flatworms capable of dramatic feats of regeneration, which have been studied for over two centuries. Recent findings identify key cellular and molecular principles underlying these feats.
Nov 9, 2012 · A single pluripotent adult stem cell type (“neoblast”) gives rise to the entire range of cell types and organs in the planarian body plan, including a brain, digestive-, excretory-, sensory- and reproductive systems. Neoblasts are abundantly present throughout the mesenchyme and divide continuously.
Jul 10, 2022 · Planarians are flatworms capable of regenerating any missing body region, making it an ideal model to study the in‐depth mechanisms of regeneration. The powerful regenerative ability of planarians benefits from a proliferative cell population that contains pluripotent stem cells, also called neoblast.
Apr 21, 2014 · Split a planarian down the middle and you'll soon have two cross-eyed critters staring back at you; cut one up and each piece will regenerate an entire flatworm. How do they pull of such an...
Planarians are flatworms capable of dramatic feats of regeneration, which have been studied for over 2 centuries. Recent findings identify key cellular and molecular principles underlying these feats.
Oct 4, 2018 · Planarians are flatworms capable of dramatic feats of regeneration, which have been studied for over 2 centuries. Recent findings identify key cellular and molecular principles underlying these feats.
Apr 15, 2014 · Planarian flatworms regenerate every organ after amputation. Adult pluripotent stem cells drive this ability, but how injury activates and directs stem cells into the appropriate lineages is unclear. Here we describe a single-organ regeneration assay in which ejection of the planarian pharynx is selectively induced by brief exposure of animals ...
Jun 2, 2023 · Whole-body regeneration of planarians is a natural wonder but how it occurs remains elusive. It requires coordinated responses from each cell in the remaining tissue with spatial awareness to...
Aug 14, 2019 · Flatworms called planarians can break off fragments of themselves that regenerate to form new, complete worms. The molecular cues that regulate the frequency of such fission events have been...
