Stepwise differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into early endoderm derivatives and their molecular characterization

Stem Cell Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 335-345

  Kopper, Oded ^a   Benvenisty, Nissim ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR4; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENDODERM; FOREGUT; HINDGUT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE; LIVER CELL; MESODERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENDODERM; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HUMANS; RECEPTOR, PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; RECEPTORS, CXCR4; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 84859206724     PISSN: 18735061     EISSN: 18767753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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