Distinct iPS Cells Show Different Cardiac Differentiation Efficiency

• Main Authors: Yohei Ohno (Author), Shinsuke Yuasa (Author), Toru Egashira (Author), Tomohisa Seki (Author), Hisayuki Hashimoto (Author), Shugo Tohyama (Author), Yuki Saito (Author), Akira Kunitomi (Author), Kenichiro Shimoji (Author), Takeshi Onizuka (Author), Toshimi Kageyama (Author), Kojiro Yae (Author), Tomofumi Tanaka (Author), Ruri Kaneda (Author), Fumiyuki Hattori (Author), Mitsushige Murata (Author), Kensuke Kimura (Author), Keiichi Fukuda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patient-specific induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be generated by introducing transcription factors that are highly expressed in embryonic stem (ES) cells into somatic cells. This opens up new possibilities for cell transplantation-based regenerative medicine by overcoming the ethical issues...