Generation of hepatocyte-like cells from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells by co-culturing embryoid body cells with liver non-parenchymal cell line TWNT-1

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 91-96

  Javed, M Shahid ^a   Yaqoob, Naeem ^a   Iwamuro, Masaya ^b   Kobayashi, Naoya ^b   Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryoid body cells; Hepatocyte like cells; iPS cells; Liver failure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYOID BODIES; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; MICE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84893858464     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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