The Murine Bladder Supports a Population of Stromal Sca-1+/CD34+/lin- Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Meredith A. Lilly; Natalie A. Kulkulka; Paula R. Firmiss; Michael J. Ross; Andrew S. Flum; Grace B. Delos Santos; Diana K. Bowen; Robert W. Dettman; Edward M. Gong

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141437

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The Murine Bladder Supports a Population of Stromal Sca-1⁺/CD34⁺/lin^- Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Meredith A. Lilly,

Affiliation Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
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Natalie A. Kulkulka,

Affiliation Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
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Paula R. Firmiss,

Affiliation Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
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Michael J. Ross,

Affiliation Loyola University Health System, Department of Urology, 2160 S. First St., Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Andrew S. Flum,

Affiliations Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 303 E. Chicago Ave., 16–703, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America, Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
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Grace B. Delos Santos,

Affiliation Loyola University Health System, Department of Urology, 2160 S. First St., Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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Diana K. Bowen,

Affiliations Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 303 E. Chicago Ave., 16–703, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America, Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
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Robert W. Dettman ,

* E-mail: r-dettman@northwestern.edu (RWD); emgong@northwestern.edu (EMG)

Affiliations Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 303 E. Chicago Ave., 16–703, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America, Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
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Edward M. Gong

* E-mail: r-dettman@northwestern.edu (RWD); emgong@northwestern.edu (EMG)

Affiliations Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 303 E. Chicago Ave., 16–703, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America, Developmental Biology, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave. Box 225, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States of America
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The Murine Bladder Supports a Population of Stromal Sca-1⁺/CD34⁺/lin^- Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Meredith A. Lilly,
Natalie A. Kulkulka,
Paula R. Firmiss,
Michael J. Ross,
Andrew S. Flum,
Grace B. Delos Santos,
Diana K. Bowen,
Robert W. Dettman,
Edward M. Gong

Published: November 5, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141437

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