A three dimensional anchorage independent In Vitro system for the prolonged growth of embryoid bodies to study cancer cell behaviour and anticancer agents

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 410-419

  Fong, Chui Yee ^a   Chak, Li Ling ^b   Subramanian, Arjunan ^a   Tan, Jee Hian ^b   Biswas, Arijit ^a   Gauthaman, Kalamegam ^a   Choolani, Mahesh ^a   Chan, Woon Khiong ^b   Bongso, Ariff ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Embryoid bodies; Histology; Human embryonic stem cells; In vitro teratoma assay; Microarray; Microinjection

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; HUMANS; MICE; NEOPLASMS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 74649086027     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: 15586804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-009-9092-y     Document Type: Article

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