Medaka Cleavage Embryos Are Capable of Generating ES-Like Cell Cultures

<p>Mammalian embryos at the blastocyst stage have three major lineages, which in culture can give rise to embryonic stem (ES) cells from the inner cell mass or epiblast, trophoblast stem cells from the trophectoderm, and primitive endoderm stem cells. None of these stem cells is totipotent, be...

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Main Author: Zhendong Li, Narayani Bhat, Dwarakanath Manali, Danke Wang, Ni Hong, Meisheng Yi, Ruowen Ge, Yunhan Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v07p0418.htm