Transdifferentiation of Chick Embryonic Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells to Lentoid Structure in Suspension Culture

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 125-130

  Matsuo, Toshihiko ^a   Tsutsui, Yasuko ^a   Matsuo, Nobuhiko ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic fibroblast growth factor; Lens; Lentoid; Multicellular spheroids; Retinal pigment epithelium; Transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; CHICK EMBRYO; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; CHICK EMBRYO; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR;

EID: 0032092014     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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