Conversion of embryonic stem cells into neuroectodermal precursors in adherent monoculture

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-186

  Ying, Qi Long ^a   Stavridis, Marios ^a   Griffiths, Dean ^a   Li, Meng ^a   Smith, Austin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULES;

STEM CELLS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL POPULATION; CELL SELECTION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; GLIA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; ECTODERM; GROWTH INHIBITORS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LYMPHOKINES; MICE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037313844     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt780     Document Type: Article

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