Three-dimensional Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel Environments for Embryonic Stem Cell Growth

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent cells derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst that can give rise to cells of the ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm lineages. Once isolated from the blastocyst, ESCs can be cultured indefinitely in vitro in an undifferentiated state or can be induc...

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Main Author: Ebong, Ima Mbodie
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16172