Factors influencing stem cell differentiation into the hepatic lineage in vitro

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 975-987

  Heng, Boon Chin ^a   Yu, Hanry ^b   Yin, Yijun ^c   Lim, Seng Gee ^d   Cao, Tong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Hepatocytes; Hepatogenesis; in Vitro; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BUTYRIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; INSULIN; NICOTINAMIDE; NORADRENALIN; ONCOSTATIN M; RETINOIC ACID; SCATTER FACTOR; SCLEROPROTEIN; SERUM DERIVED HEPATOCYTE GROWTH STIMULATING FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; STROMAL CELL DERIVED FACTOR 1ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; LIVER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TERATOMA;

EID: 21844431660     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03856.x     Document Type: Review

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