Novel developmental biology-based protocol of embryonic stem cell differentiation to morphologically sound and functional yet immature hepatocytes

Liver International

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 732-741

  Bukong, Terence N ^a   Lo, Tracie ^b   Szabo, Gyongyi ^a   Dolganiuc, Angela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Hepatocytes; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CD81 ANTIGEN; CD9 ANTIGEN; CELL PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME P450 2B6; CYTOKERATIN 8; FOXD3 PROTEIN; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; KI 67 ANTIGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; PHENOTYPE; UPREGULATION;

ACTIVINS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84859439094     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02743.x     Document Type: Article

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