Quantification of pluripotency transcription factor levels in embryonic stem cells by flow cytometry

Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL.19, 2011, Pages

  Festuccia, Nicola ^a   Chambers, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ES cells; FACS; Intracellular staining; Nanog Oct4; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG;

ARTICLE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE ACTIVITY; GERM LAYER; INNER CELL MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING;

EID: 84857588476     PISSN: 19417322     EISSN: 19388969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470151808.sc01b09s19     Document Type: Article

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