Human induced pluripotent stem cells on autologous feeders.

BACKGROUND: For therapeutic usage of induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells, to accomplish xeno-free culture is critical. Previous reports have shown that human embryonic stem (ES) cells can be maintained in feeder-free condition. However, absence of feeder cells can be a hostile environment for pluri...

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Main Authors: Kazutoshi Takahashi, Megumi Narita, Midori Yokura, Tomoko Ichisaka, Shinya Yamanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2780725?pdf=render