Shrinky-dink hanging drops: A simple way to form and culture embryoid bodies

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 13, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Chi Shuo ^a   Pegan, Jonathan ^a   Luna, Jesus ^a   Xia, Bing ^a   McCloskey, Kara ^a   Chin, Wei chun ^a   Khine, Michelle ^a  

^a Merced   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular biology; Embryoid bodies; Embryonic stem cells; Hanging drops; Issue 13; Microfabrication

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055113161     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/692     Document Type: Article

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