Directed Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem cells into Transplantable Hepatocytes: Recent Progress and Future Directions

인간배아줄기세포로부터 간세포로의 유도 분화를 이용한 간질환 세포 치료의 최근 연구 동향

  • Woo, Dong-Hun (Division of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Hoon (Division of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University)
  • 우동훈 (고려대학교 생명과학대학 생명공학부) ;
  • 김종훈 (고려대학교 생명과학대학 생명공학부)
  • Published : 2009.09.30

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