From naïve pluripotency to chimeras: A new ethical challenge?

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 6-8

  Hyun, Insoo ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CHIMERA; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; STEM CELL RESEARCH; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ETHICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CHIMERA; HUMANS; MICE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

EID: 84918576202     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.119206     Document Type: Article

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