LIF signaling in stem cells and development

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 142, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2230-2236

  Onishi, K ^a   Zandstra, Peter W ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interleukin 6 (IL 6) cytokine; Leukemia inhibitory factor; STAT3

Indexed keywords

JANUS KINASE; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; STAT3 PROTEIN; STAT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GERM LINE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

MUS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; JANUS KINASES; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84936118178     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.117598     Document Type: Article

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