Embryonic stem cells: Protein interaction networks

Biomolecular Concepts

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 13-25

  Ng, Patricia Miang Lon ^a   Lufkin, Thomas ^a  

^a GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

embryonic stem cells; Oct3 4; pluripotency; protein interaction networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888133682     PISSN: 18685021     EISSN: 1868503X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmc.2011.008     Document Type: Review

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