Study of hepatocyte differentiation using embryonic stem cells

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1193-1202

  Lavon, Neta ^a   Benvenisty, Nissim ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Development; Embryonic stem cells; Endoderm; Genetic manipulation; Hepatocytes; Liver

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENDODERM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STELLATE CELL; STEM CELL; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STEM CELLS;

EID: 27944455549     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20590     Document Type: Review

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