Derivation and characterization of four new human embryonic stem cell lines: The Danish experience

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-126

  Lysdahl, Helle ^a   Gabrielsen, Anette ^b   Minger, Stephen L ^c   Patel, Minal J ^c   Fink, Trine ^a   Petersen, Karsten ^b   Ebbesen, Peter ^a   Zachar, Vladimir ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Aarhus Private Hospital   (Denmark)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human embryonic stem cells; Human feeders; LIF

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 4; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 4; TELOMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DENMARK; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; INNER CELL MASS; KARYOTYPE; LEGAL ASPECT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THAWING;

EID: 30944435253     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60990-X     Document Type: Article

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