Induced pluripotent stem cells: Origins, applications, and future perspectives

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1059-1069

  Zhao, Jing ^a   Jiang, Wen Jie ^a   Sun, Chen ^a   Hou, Cong Zhe ^a   Yang, Xiao Mei ^a   Gao, Jian Gang ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Application; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Origin; Peripheral blood cells; Potential issues

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL REPROGRAMMING; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES CONCERNING CELLS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; MICE; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84891550827     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B1300215     Document Type: Review

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