Formation of well-defined embryoid bodies from dissociated human induced pluripotent stem cells using microfabricated cell-repellent microwell arrays

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Pettinato, Giuseppe ^a   Wen, Xuejun ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGEN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOID BODY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROCEDURES; TISSUE MICROARRAY;

ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYOID BODIES; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84934299022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07402     Document Type: Article

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