Using growth factor arrays and micropatterned co-cultures to induce hepatic differentiation of embryonic stem cells

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Embryonic Stem Cells 70%
• Coculture Techniques 65%
• Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins 53%
• Liver 34%
• Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells 27%
• Endoderm 18%
• Hepatocyte Growth Factor 17%
• Stem Cells 10%
• Silanes 10%
• Hepatic Stellate Cells 9%
• Bone Morphogenetic Proteins 8%
• alpha-Fetoproteins 8%
• Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 7%
• Fibronectins 7%
• Glass 7%
• Culture Media 6%
• Albumins 6%
• Cell Culture Techniques 5%
• Collagen 5%
• Up-Regulation 5%
• Costs and Cost Analysis 4%
• Phenotype 4%
• Polymerase Chain Reaction 4%
• Proteins 2%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins 100%
• Stem cells 93%
• Cell culture 84%
• Hepatocytes 18%
• Hepatic Stellate Cells 12%
• Proteins 10%
• Fibroblasts 7%
• Collagen 7%
• Silanes 6%
• Liver 6%
• Bone 5%
• Tissue 4%
• Glass 4%
• Chemical analysis 3%
• Costs 2%

Chemical Compounds

• Growth Factor 77%
• Stellate Crystal 13%
• Fibronectin 9%
• Culture Media 8%
• Collagen 7%
• Marker 7%
• Glass 5%
• Protein 3%
• Time 2%
• Surface 2%