Molecular and phenotypical characterization of human amniotic fluid cells and their differentiation potential

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 183-185

  Montemurro, Tiziana ^b   Bossolasco, Patrizia ^a   Cova, Lidia ^c   Zangrossi, Stefano ^b   Calzarossa, Cinzia ^c   Buiatiotis, Simona ^d   Soligo, Davide ^e   Silani, Vincenzo ^c   Lambertenghi Deliliers, Giorgio ^e   Rebulla, Paolo ^b   Lazzari, Lorenza ^b  

^a Fondazione Matarelli   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; AMNIOTIC FLUID CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELL; OSTEOBLAST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; STEM CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 57649230914     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BME-2008-0522     Document Type: Conference Paper

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