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Isolation and Culture of Embryonic Mouse Neural Stem Cells
Published on: November 11, 2018
Embryonic stem cells: isolation, characterization and culture
Michal Amit1, Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, and the Stem Cell Center, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Abstract:
Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent cells isolated from the mammalian blastocyst. Traditionally, these cells have been derived and cultured with mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) supportive layers, which allow their continuous growth in an undifferentiated state. However, for any future industrial or clinical application hESCs should be cultured in reproducible, defined, and xeno-free culture system, where exposure to animal pathogens is prevented. From their derivation in 1998 the methods for culturing hESCs were significantly improved. This chapter wills discuss hESC characterization and the basic methods for their derivation and maintenance.
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