In vitro derivation of functional insulin-producing cells from human embryonic stem cells

Cell Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-344

  Jiang, Wei ^a   Shi, Yan ^a,d   Zhao, Dongxin ^a   Chen, Song ^a   Yong, Jun ^a   Zhang, Jing ^b   Qing, Tingting ^a   Sun, Xiaoning ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Ding, Mingxiao ^a   Li, Dongsheng ^c   Deng, Hongkui ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Laboratory Animal Research Center   (China)

^c HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Direct differentiation; Human embryonic stem cell; Insulin producing cell

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRACHYURY PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FETOPROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; HLXB9 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSULIN; INSULIN PROMOTER FACTOR 1; RETINOIC ACID; SOX17 PROTEIN, HUMAN; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENDODERM; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NUDE MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENDODERM; FETAL PROTEINS; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSULIN; MICE; MICE, NUDE; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRETINOIN;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 34247353657     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2007.28     Document Type: Article

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