Human embryonic stem cells: Caught between a ROCK inhibitor and a hard place

BioEssays

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 336-343

  Krawetz, Roman J ^a   Li, Xiangyun ^a   Rancourt, Derrick E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cell interaction; Human embryonic stem cell; ROCK inhibitor Y 27632; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; RHO KINASE;

ANOIKIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

APOPTOSIS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 65249174591     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.200800157     Document Type: Article

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