C. Potten and M. Loeffler, Stem cells: attributes, cycles, spirals, pitfalls and uncertainties. Lessons for and from the crypt, Development, vol.110, pp.1001-1020, 1990.

D. Dingli, A. Traulsen, and F. Michor, (A)Symmetric Stem Cell Replication and Cancer, PLoS Computational Biology, vol.81, issue.3, p.53, 2007.
DOI : 0032-5473(2005)081[0223:NADACC]2.0.CO;2

L. Zon, Intrinsic and extrinsic control of haematopoietic stem-cell self-renewal, Nature, vol.21, issue.7193, pp.306-313, 2008.
DOI : 10.1038/nature07038

K. Okazaki and E. Maltepe, Oxygen, epigenetics and stem cell fate, Regenerative Medicine, vol.1, issue.1, pp.71-83, 2006.
DOI : 10.2217/17460751.1.1.71

M. Loeffler and I. Roeder, Tissue Stem Cells: Definition, Plasticity, Heterogeneity, Self-Organization and Models ??? A Conceptual Approach, Cells Tissues Organs, vol.171, issue.1, pp.8-26, 2002.
DOI : 10.1159/000057688

D. Zipori, Opinion: The nature of stem cells: state rather than entity, Nature Reviews Genetics, vol.268, issue.11, pp.873-881, 2004.
DOI : 10.1038/nrg1475

H. Chang, P. Oh, D. Ingber, and S. Huang, Multistable and multistep dynamics in neutrophil differentiation, BMC Cell Biology, vol.7, issue.1, p.11, 2006.
DOI : 10.1186/1471-2121-7-11

H. Chang, M. Hemberg, M. Barahona, D. Ingber, and S. Huang, Transcriptome-wide noise controls lineage choice in mammalian progenitor cells, Nature, vol.8, issue.7194, pp.544-547, 2008.
DOI : 10.1038/nature06965

E. Hunziker, Articular Cartilage Repair, pp.432-463, 2002.
DOI : 10.1007/978-4-431-68497-8_15

C. Pontikoglou, B. Delorme, and P. Charbord, Human bone marrow native mesenchymal stem cells, Regenerative Medicine, vol.3, issue.5, pp.731-772, 2008.
DOI : 10.2217/17460751.3.5.731

R. Sparks, E. Seibel-ross, M. Wier, and R. Scott, Differentiation, dedifferentiation, and transdifferentiation of BALB/c 3T3 T mesenchymal stem cells: potential significance in metaplasia and neoplasia, Cancer Res, vol.46, pp.5312-5321, 1986.

L. Song, N. Webb, Y. Song, and R. Tuan, Identification and Functional Analysis of Candidate Genes Regulating Mesenchymal Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Multipotency, Stem Cells, vol.116, issue.7, pp.1707-1718, 2006.
DOI : 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0604

D. Zipori, The Stem State: Mesenchymal Plasticity as a Paradigm, Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy, vol.1, issue.1, pp.95-102, 2006.
DOI : 10.2174/157488806775269133

A. Krinner, M. Zscharnack, A. Bader, D. Drasdo, and J. Galle, Impact of oxygen environment on mesenchymal stem cell expansion and chondrogenic differentiation, Cell Proliferation, vol.20, issue.1), pp.471-484, 2009.
DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2009.00621.x

M. Hoffmann, H. Chang, S. Huang, D. Ingber, M. Loeffler et al., Noise-Driven Stem Cell and Progenitor Population Dynamics, PLoS ONE, vol.134, issue.8, p.2922, 2008.
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0002922.s003
URL : http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002922

M. Loeffler and I. Roeder, Conceptual models to understand tissue stem cell organization, Current Opinion in Hematology, vol.11, issue.2, pp.81-87, 2004.
DOI : 10.1097/01.moh.0000133648.83991.af

E. Lécuyer, H. Yoshida, N. Parthasarathy, C. Alm, T. Babak et al., Global Analysis of mRNA Localization Reveals a Prominent Role in Organizing Cellular Architecture and Function, Cell, vol.131, issue.1, pp.174-187, 2007.
DOI : 10.1016/j.cell.2007.08.003

G. Brown, M. Drayson, J. Durham, K. Toellner, P. Hughes et al., HL60 Cells Halted in G1 or S Phase Differentiate Normally, Experimental Cell Research, vol.281, issue.1, pp.28-38, 2002.
DOI : 10.1006/excr.2002.5654

B. Delorme, J. Ringe, C. Pontikoglou, J. Gaillard, A. Langonne et al., Specific Lineage-Priming of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Provides the Molecular Framework for Their Plasticity, STEM CELLS, vol.110, issue.5, pp.1142-51, 2009.
DOI : 10.1002/stem.34

M. Zscharnack, C. Poesel, J. Galle, and A. Bader, Low Oxygen Expansion Improves Subsequent Chondrogenesis of Ovine Bone-Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Collagen Type I Hydrogel, Cells Tissues Organs, vol.190, issue.2, pp.81-93, 2009.
DOI : 10.1159/000178024

J. Galle, M. Loeffler, and D. Drasdo, Modeling the Effect of Deregulated Proliferation and Apoptosis on the Growth Dynamics of Epithelial Cell Populations In Vitro, Biophysical Journal, vol.88, issue.1, pp.62-75, 2005.
DOI : 10.1529/biophysj.104.041459

L. Landau and E. Lifschitz, Theory of Elasticity, 3.Rev, 1986.

D. Drasdo and S. Hoehme, : monolayers and spheroids, Physical Biology, vol.2, issue.3, pp.133-147, 2005.
DOI : 10.1088/1478-3975/2/3/001

H. Eilken, S. Nishikawa, and T. Schroeder, Continuous single-cell imaging of blood generation from haemogenic endothelium, Nature, vol.129, issue.7231, pp.896-900, 2009.
DOI : 10.1038/nature07760

L. Celso, C. Fleming, H. Wu, J. Zhao, C. Miake-lye et al., Live-animal tracking of individual haematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in their niche, Nature, vol.14, issue.7225, pp.92-96, 2009.
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050163

S. Christley, M. Alber, and S. Newman, Patterns of Mesenchymal Condensation in a Multiscale, Discrete Stochastic Model, PLoS Computational Biology, vol.24, issue.4, p.76, 2007.
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030076.sv004

A. Delise, L. Fischer, and R. Tuan, Cellular interactions and signaling in cartilage development. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, pp.309-334, 2000.

T. Reya, S. Morrison, M. Clarke, and I. Weissman, Stem cells, cancer, and cancer stem cells, Nature, vol.414, issue.6859, pp.105-111, 2001.
DOI : 10.1038/35102167

E. Martin-rendon, S. Hale, D. Ryan, D. Baban, S. Forde et al., and Cultured Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Response to Hypoxia, Stem Cells, vol.177, issue.4, pp.1003-1015, 2007.
DOI : 10.1634/stemcells.2006-0398

E. Volkmer, B. Kallukalam, J. Maertz, S. Otto, I. Drosse et al., Hypoxic Preconditioning of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Overcomes Hypoxia-Induced Inhibition of Osteogenic Differentiation, Tissue Engineering Part A, vol.16, issue.1, pp.153-64, 2010.
DOI : 10.1089/ten.tea.2009.0021

Y. Tang, W. Zhu, M. Cheng, L. Chen, J. Zhang et al., Hypoxic Preconditioning Enhances the Benefit of Cardiac Progenitor Cell Therapy for Treatment of Myocardial Infarction by Inducing CXCR4 Expression, Circulation Research, vol.104, issue.10, pp.1209-1225, 2009.
DOI : 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.109.197723

A. Engler, S. Sen, H. Sweeney, and D. Discher, Matrix Elasticity Directs Stem Cell Lineage Specification, Cell, vol.126, issue.4, pp.677-689, 2006.
DOI : 10.1016/j.cell.2006.06.044

M. Dalby, N. Gadegaard, R. Tare, A. Andar, M. Riehle et al., The control of human mesenchymal cell differentiation using nanoscale symmetry and disorder, Nature Materials, vol.6, issue.12, pp.997-1003, 2007.
DOI : 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.07.055

A. Stolzing and A. Scutt, Age-related impairment of mesenchymal progenitor cell function, Aging Cell, vol.276, issue.3, pp.213-224, 2006.
DOI : 10.1038/nature729

C. Gregory, J. Ylostalo, and D. Prockop, Adult Bone Marrow Stem/Progenitor Cells (MSCs) Are Preconditioned by Microenvironmental "Niches" in Culture: A Two-Stage Hypothesis for Regulation of MSC Fate, Science Signaling, vol.2005, issue.294, p.37, 2005.
DOI : 10.1126/stke.2942005pe37

V. Lefebvre and P. Smits, Transcriptional control of chondrocyte fate and differentiation, Birth Defects Research Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews, vol.162, issue.3, pp.200-212, 2005.
DOI : 10.1002/bdrc.20048

T. Komori, Regulation of osteoblast differentiation by transcription factors, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, vol.32, issue.5, pp.1233-1239, 2006.
DOI : 10.1002/jcb.20958

D. Zipori, The Stem State: Plasticity Is Essential, Whereas Self-Renewal and Hierarchy Are Optional, Stem Cells, vol.19, issue.6, pp.719-745, 2005.
DOI : 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0030

N. Kuhn and R. Tuan, Regulation of stemness and stem cell niche of mesenchymal stem cells: Implications in tumorigenesis and metastasis, Journal of Cellular Physiology, vol.7, issue.2, pp.268-77, 2010.
DOI : 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00794.x