The development of 'feeder' cells for the preparation of clinical grade hES cell lines: Challenges and solutions

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 583-588

  Stacey, Glyn N ^a   Cobo, Fernando ^b   Nieto, Ana ^b   Talavera, Paloma ^b   Healy, Lyn ^a   Concha, Ángel ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Feeder cells; hES cell lines; Quality control; Transmissible infections

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; FEEDER CELLS; STEM CELL BIOLOGY; TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTIONS;

DRUG THERAPY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

CELL CULTURE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33748309178     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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