Signaling pathways involved in the maintenance of human embryonic stem cells

Journal of Stem Cells

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 271-282

  Wong, Raymond C B ^a   Pébay, Alice ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JANUS KINASE; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL RENEWAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FETAL CALF SERUM; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INNER CELL MASS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35648930773     PISSN: 15568539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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