Characterizing human embryonic stem cells: Biological and social markers of identity

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-450

  Hogle, Linda F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Material culture; Science and technology studies; Standardization; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STANDARD; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

EID: 78650051039     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1387.2010.01117.x     Document Type: Article

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