Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells in adherent and in chemically defined culture conditions

Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 4, 2008, Pages

  Vallier, Ludovic ^a   Pedersen, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemically defined; Differentiation; Embryonic stem cells; Pluripotency

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ECTODERM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENDODERM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; MESODERM; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROMA CELL;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MICE;

EID: 57549095977     PISSN: 19417322     EISSN: 19388969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470151808.sc01d04s4     Document Type: Review

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