Contributions of Mammalian Chimeras to Pluripotent Stem Cell Research

Cell Stem Cell

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 163-175

  Mascetti, Victoria L ^a   Pedersen, Roger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL LINEAGE; CHIMERA; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STEM CELL RESEARCH; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; MAMMALIAN EMBRYO; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; CHIMERA; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; HUMANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

EID: 84990876464     PISSN: 19345909     EISSN: 18759777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2016.07.018     Document Type: Review

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