Dissecting hematopoietic differentiation using the embryonic stem cell differentiation model

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 991-1002

  Huber, Tara L ^a  

^a GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Embryonic stem cell; Hemangioblast; Hematopoiesis; Hemogenic endothelium

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXB4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL RENEWAL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GASTRULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEMANGIOBLAST; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HEMANGIOBLASTS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954858669     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.103065th     Document Type: Review

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