Functional cells cultured on microcarriers for use in regenerative medicine research

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-62

  Sun, Li Yi ^a   Lin, Shinn Zong ^b,c   Li, Yuan Sheng ^d   Harn, Horng Jyh ^b   Chiou, Tzyy Wen ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY BEIGANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Expansion; Microcarriers; Stem cell; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT STEM CELL; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOREACTOR; CELL ANCHORAGE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL EXPANSION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL TYPE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CELL; PANCREAS STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STEM CELL; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHONDROCYTES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLASTS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79952518626     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368910X532792     Document Type: Review

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