Activin a-induced differentiation of embryonic stem cells into endoderm and pancreatic progenitors-the influence of differentiation factors and culture conditions

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-173

  Sulzbacher, Sabine ^a   Schroeder, Insa S ^a,b   Truong, Thuy T ^a,c   Wobus, Anna M ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin A; Definitive endoderm; Embryonic stem cells; Human; In vitro differentiation; Insulin producing beta cells; Mouse; Pancreatic endocrine lineage

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; PANCREAS;

MURINAE;

EID: 70349600692     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: 15586804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-009-9061-5     Document Type: Article

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