Pharmaceutical applications of embryonic stem cells

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue 13 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1918-1934

  Pouton, Colin W ^a   Haynes, John M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Drug discovery; Drug screening; Embryonic stem cells; Low molecular weight drugs; Pharmaceutical applications

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DISEASES; DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

DIFFERENTIATION; DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUG SCREENING; EMBROYNIC STEM CELLS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT DRUGS;

CELLS;

BORTEZOMIB; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; GELDANAMYCIN; IMATINIB; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; RETINOIC ACID;

ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; ANOIKIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA MODIFICATION; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SCREENING; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETIC STABILITY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 27944437394     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2005.08.003     Document Type: Review

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