Transdifferentiation : flexibility in cell differentiation

Introduction Are dormant genes in differentiated cells activated? Does change in differentiated cell phenotypes occur in normal development? Examples of transdifferentiation among single or related cell classes Re-evaluation of classical examples of metaplasia and some related systems Does transdifferentiation occur in regeneration? Transdifferentiation in cell culture conditions Factors influencing transdifferentiation Characteristics of the transdifferentiation process References.