Optimising the therapeutic safety of human embryonic stem cells through the evolution of defined culture systems supporting their isolation

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 551-554

  De Sousa, Paul A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human embryonic stem cells; In vitro culture; Regenerative medicine

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINO ACID; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRONECTIN; HUMAN INSULIN; INORGANIC SALT; LAMININ; LIPID; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN; VITAMIN; VITRONECTIN;

CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INNER CELL MASS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO; HUMANS; MICE; SAFETY; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33744830846     PISSN: 14712598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.6.6.551     Document Type: Review

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