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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: James Thomson
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-33180 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) 20120301 3
Unlike mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs), which are closely related to the inner cell mass, human ESCs appear to be more closely related to the later primitive ectoderm. For example, human ESCs and primitive ectoderm share a common epithelial morphology, growth factor requirements, and the potential to differentiate to all three embryonic germ layers. However, it has previously been shown that human ESCs can also differentiate to cells expressing markers of trophoblast, an extraembryonic lineage ...[more]