Use of lysotracker to detect programmed cell death in embryos and differentiating embryonic stem cells

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 68, 2012, Pages

  Fogel, Jennifer L ^a   Thein, Thu Zan Tun ^a   Mariani, Francesca V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular biology; Developmental biology; Embryonic stem cells; Imaging; Issue 68; Lysosome; Molecular biology; Mouse embryo; Programmed cell death; Sonic hedgehog; Stem cell biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868293628     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4254     Document Type: Article

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