Wnt pathway regulation of embryonic stem cell self-renewal

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Merrill, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84866102176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a007971     Document Type: Article

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