The human squamous oesophagus has widespread capacity for clonal expansion from cells at diverse stages of differentiation

Conclusions
Oesophageal epithelial cells demonstrate remarkable plasticity for self-renewal. This situation could be viewed as an ex vivo wounding response and is compatible with recent findings in murine models.

Source: Gut - December 8, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Barbera, M., di Pietro, M., Walker, E., Brierley, C., MacRae, S., Simons, B. D., Jones, P. H., Stingl, J., Fitzgerald, R. C. Tags: Open access Oesophagus Source Type: research