Development unchained: How cellular reprogramming is redefining our view of cell fate and identity

Science Progress

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 298-322

  Efe, Jem A ^b   Yuan, Xu ^c   Jiang, Kai ^d   Ding, Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Genomics Institute   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d GLADSTONE INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell fate plasticity; Direct conversion; Induced pluripotency; Small molecules; Transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053156558     PISSN: 00368504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/003685011X13131588500975     Document Type: Review

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