Characterization of epithelial cell adhesion molecule as a surface marker on undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells

Stem Cells

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-35

  Ng, Valerie Y ^a   Ang, Sheu Ngo ^a   Chan, Jia Xin ^a   Choo, Andre B H ^a,b  

^a AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion molecules; Cell surface markers; Embryonic stem cells; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARDIAC ALPHA ACTIN; CELLULAR RETINOIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 2 ALPHA; EPITHELIAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; FIBRONECTIN; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 3BETA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NESTIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN MUSASHI; PROTEIN TRA 1 60; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SOMATOMEDIN B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENDODERM; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM LAYER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MESODERM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TERATOMA; UPREGULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, SCID; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; PROTEOGLYCANS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TERATOMA;

EID: 75349094231     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stem.221     Document Type: Article

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