Isolation, Culture, and Functional Characterization of Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Current Trends and Challenges

Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) hold great potential for the treatment of various degenerative diseases. Pluripotent hESCs have a great ability to undergo unlimited self-renewal in culture and to differentiate into all cell types in the body. The journey of hESC research is not that smooth, as it...

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Main Authors: Firdos Alam Khan, Dana Almohazey, Munthar Alomari, Sarah Ameen Almofty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1429351