Generation of hepatocytes from human embryonic stem cells

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 481, Issue , 2009, Pages 169-180

  Safinia, Niloufar ^a   Minger, Stephen L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human embryonic stem (hES) cells and hepatocytes

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EID: 84934437105     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-201-4_14     Document Type: Article

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