Chimeric animal models in human stem cell biology

ILAR Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-73

  Glover, Joel C ^a,b   Boulland, Jean Luc ^c   Halasi, Gabor ^c   Kasumacic, Nedim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Institute of Basic Medical Sciences

Author keywords

Chicken embryo; Chimera; Human; Imaging; Nonhuman primate (NHP); Rodent; Stem cells; Ungulate; Xenotransplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955754990     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.51.1.62     Document Type: Review

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