Derivation of human embryonic stem cells using a post-inner cell mass intermediate

Nature Protocols

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 254-264

  O'Leary, Thomas ^a   Heindryckx, Björn ^a   Lierman, Sylvie ^a   Van Der Jeught, Margot ^a   Duggal, Galbha ^a   De Sutter, Petra ^a   Chuva De Sousa Lopes, Susana M ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DEATH; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INNER CELL MASS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLASTOCYST INNER CELL MASS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GERM LAYERS; HUMANS;

EID: 84873394288     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2012.157     Document Type: Article

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