Efficient derivation of embryonic stem cells by inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3

Stem Cells

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2705-2711

  Umehara, Hiroki ^a   Kimura, Tohru ^a   Ohtsuka, Satoshi ^b   Nakamura, Toshinobu ^a   Kitajima, Kenji ^a   Ikawa, Masahito ^c   Okabe, Masaru ^c   Niwa, Hitoshi ^b,d   Nakano, Toru ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Akt; Embryonic stem cells; Glycogen synthase kinase 3; Pluripotency; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3 INHIBITOR; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROTEIN KINASE B; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ERINACEIDAE; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 36248969284     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0086     Document Type: Article

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