The relationship between pluripotency and mitochondrial DNA proliferation during early embryo development and embryonic Stem Cell differentiation

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-158

  Facucho Oliveira, J M ^a   John St , J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial DNA; Oxidative phosphorylation; Pluripotency; Pre implantation embryonic development

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 70349592516     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: 15586804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-009-9058-0     Document Type: Article

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