Gestational stage affects amniotic epithelial cells phenotype, methylation status, immunomodulatory and stemness properties

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 725-741

  Barboni, Barbara ^a,d   Russo, Valentina ^a,d   Curini, Valentina ^a   Martelli, Alessandra ^a   Berardinelli, Paolo ^a   Mauro, Annunziata ^a   Mattioli, Mauro ^a   Marchisio, Marco ^b,d   Bonassi Signoroni, Patrizia ^c   Parolini, Ornella ^c   Colosimo, Alessia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero   (Italy)

^d Stem TeCh Group   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic epithelial cell; Gestational age; Global DNA methylation; Immunomodulatory activity; In vitro plasticity; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP;

AMNION; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA METHYLATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOMODULATION; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP;

EID: 84907861195     PISSN: 26293269     EISSN: 26293277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-014-9519-y     Document Type: Article

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