Connexin expression and gap-junctional intercellular communication in ES cells and iPS cells

• Main Authors: Masahito eOyamada (Author), Kumiko eTakebe (Author), Aya eEndo (Author), Sachiko eHara (Author), Yumiko eOyamada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pluripotent stem cells, i.e., embryonic stem (ES) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, can indefinitely proliferate without commitment and differentiate into all cell lineages. ES cells are derived from the inner cell mass of the preimplantation blastocyst, whereas iPS cells are generated from...