Directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells as spin embryoid bodies and a description of the hematopoietic blast colony forming assay

Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 4, 2008, Pages

  Ng, Elizabeth S ^a   Davis, Richard P ^a   Hatzistavrou, Tanya ^a   Stanley, Edouard G ^a   Elefanty, Andrew G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Differentiation; hESCs; Human embryonic stem cells; Serum free differentiatio; Spin EBs

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; METHYLCELLULOSE;

BLAST CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL TYPE; CENTRIFUGATION; COLONY FORMING CELL; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; METHYLCELLULOSE; MICE;

EID: 54449095331     PISSN: 19417322     EISSN: 19388969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470151808.sc01d03s4     Document Type: Review

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