Stem cell roles in reproduction: what is the basic science?

Dean H. Betts1,2, Bill Kalionis3,4, and Stephen G. Hillier5 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1 Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia University of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia Editor in chief MHR, The University of Edinburgh Queen’s Medical Research Institute (QMRI), 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK