Isolation of amniotic epithelial stem cells

Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL.12, 2010, Pages

  Miki, Toshio ^a   Marongiu, Fabio ^a   Dorko, Kenneth ^a   Ellis, Ewa C S ^a   Strom, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnion; Epithelial stem cells; Placenta

Indexed keywords

AMNION CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL TYPE; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STEM CELL; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 75949089066     PISSN: 19417322     EISSN: 19388969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470151808.sc01e03s3     Document Type: Review

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