Caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK enhances the freeze-thaw survival rate of human embryonic stem cells

Bioscience Reports

Volumn 27, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 257-264

  Heng, Boon Chin ^a   Clement, Marie Veronique ^b   Cao, Tong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cryopreservation; Embryonic; Freezing; Human; Inhibition; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEIN TRA 181; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 34547693111     PISSN: 01448463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10540-007-9051-2     Document Type: Article

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