Human embryonic stem cells and their spontaneous differentiation

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 110, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 151-157

  Sathananthan, A H ^a,b   Trounson, A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Electron microscopy; Human embryo; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GERM LAYER; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; ORGANOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GERM LAYERS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGANOGENESIS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR;

EID: 22244440514     PISSN: 11226714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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