Biology and potentialities of human embryonic stem cells;Biologie et potentialités des cellules souches embryonnaires humaines

Annales de Biologie Clinique

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-247

  Tondeur, S ^a,b,c   Assou, S ^a,b,c,e   Nadal, L ^a   Hamamah, S ^a,b,c,d   De Vos, J ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^e MacoPharma   (France)

Author keywords

Culture; Derivation; Human embryonic stem cells; Regenerative medicine

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS;

EID: 46849090346     PISSN: 00033898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/abc.2008.0224     Document Type: Review

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