Mast cells derived from embryonic stem cells: A model system for studying the effects of genetic manipulations on mast cell development, phenotype, and function in vitro and in vivo

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 345-349

  Tsai, Mindy ^a   Tam, See Ying ^a   Wedemeyer, Jochen ^a   Galli, Stephen J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Gene targeting; In vitro differentiation; Mast cell deficient mice; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STEM CELL; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; MAST CELLS; METHODS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0005432290     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982122     Document Type: Article

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