Differentiation of human amniotic fluid stem cells into cardiomyocytes through embryonic body formation

Shengwu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1582-1587

  Wang, Han ^a   Chen, Shuai ^a   Cheng, Xiang ^a   Dou, Zhongying ^a   Wang, Huayan ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid stem cells; Cardiomyocytes; Differentiation; Embryonic body; Human

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 75549085648     PISSN: 10003061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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