Qualification of embryonal carcinoma 2102Ep as a reference for human embryonic stem cell research.
AuthorsJosephson R, Ording CJ, Liu Y, Shin S, Lakshmipathy U, Toumadje A, Love B, Chesnut JD, Andrews PW, Rao MS, Auerbach JM
JournalStem Cells
PubMed ID17284651
'As the number of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines increases, so does the need for systematic evaluation of each line''s characteristics and potential. Comparisons between lines are complicated by variations in culture conditions, feeders, spontaneous differentiation, and the absence of standardized assays. These difficulties, combined with the inability of ... More