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. 2018 Jul 27;23(8):1885. doi: 10.3390/molecules23081885

Figure 9.

Figure 9

Stem cell and their natural microenvironment. Factors influencing the stem cell niche can be roughly categorized in three groups: physical and mechanical factors such as shear forces, elasticity and topography, cellular issues such as immune and nerve cells, nearby blood vessels and neighboring stem cells and soluble factors such as oxygen, glucose, hormones, growth factors or signaling molecules [13]. Copyright 2018 Springer Verlag.