Differences between human embryonic stem cell lines

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-120

  Allegrucci, C ^a   Young, Lorraine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Gene expression; Human embryonic stem cells; Inter line variability; Karyotype

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

CULTURE MEDIUM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG RESEARCH; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33847287408     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dml041     Document Type: Review

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