Embryonic Stem Cell Protocols

Neural Stem Sphere Method: Induction of Neural Stem Cells and Neurons by Astrocyte-Derived Factors in Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro, Takashi Nakayama and Nobuo Inoue. Generation and Characterization of Oligodendrocytes From Lineage-Selectable Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro, Nathalie Billon, Christine Jolicoeur, and Martin Raff. Derivation and Characterization of Neural Cells From Embryonic Stem Cells Using Nestin Enhancer, Nibedita Lenka. Optimized Neuronal Differentiation of Murine Embryonic Stem Cells: Role of Cell Density, Matthew T. Lorincz. Generation of Inner Ear Cell Types From Embryonic Stem Cells, Marcelo N. Rivolta, Huawei Li, and Stefan Heller. Derivation of Epidermal Colony-Forming Progenitors From Embryonic Stem Cell Cultures, Tammy-Claire Troy and Kursad Turksen. Directing Epidermal Fate Selection by a Novel Co-Culture System, Tammy-Claire Troy and Kursad Turksen. In Vitro Generation of T Lymphocytes From Embryonic Stem Cells, Renee F. de Pooter, Thomas M. Schmitt, and Juan Carlos Zuniga-Pflucker. The Role of Hex in Hemangioblast and Hematopoietic Development, Rebecca J. Chan, Robert Hromas, and Mervin C. Yoder. Generation of Osteoblasts and Chondrocytes From Embryonic Stem Cells, Jitsutaro Kawaguchi. Analysis of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Osteogenic Cultures, Nicole L. Woll and Sarah K. Bronson. Generation of Chondrocytes From Embryonic Stem Cells, Jaspal Singh Khillan. Derivation and Characterization of Chondrocytes From Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro, Jan Kramer, Gunnar Hargus, and Jurgen Rohwedel. Generation and Characterization of Cardiomyocytes Under Serum-Free Conditions, Cornelia Gissel, Michael Xavier Doss, Rita Hippler-Altenburg, Jurgen Hescheler, and Agapios Sachinidis. Analysis of Arrhythmic Potential of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes, Lijuan L. Shang, Samuel C. Dudley, Jr., and Arnold E. Pfahnl. Derivation and Characterization of Alveolar Epithelial Cells From Murine Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro, Ali Samadikuchaksaraei and Anne E. Bishop. Derivation and Characterization of Thyrocyte-Like Cells From Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro, Reigh-Yi Lin and Terry F. Davies. Derivation and Characterization of Gut-Like Structures From Embryonic Stem Cells, Takatsugu Yamada and Yoshiyuki Nakajima. Formation of Gut-Like Structures In Vitro From Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells, Shigeko Torihashi. In Vitro Derivation and Expansion of Endothelial Cells From Embryonic Stem Cells, Kara E. McCloskey, Steven L. Stice, and Robert M. Nerem. Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Into Endothelial Cells: Genetic Selection and Potential Use In Vivo, Clotilde Gimond, Sandrine Marchetti, and Gilles Pages. Integrins and Vascular Development in Differentiated Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro, Sheila E. Francis. TGF-b Signaling in Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Endothelial Cells, Tetsuro Watabe, Jun K. Yamashita, Koichi Mishima, and Kohei Miyazono. The Role of the Adapter Protein SHB in Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation Into the Pancreatic b-cell and Endothelial Lineages, Johan Saldeen, Nina Ågren, Bjorn Åkerblom, Lingge Lu, Bashir Adem, Lukasz Sçdek, and Vitezslav Kriz. In Vitro Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells Into the Pancreatic Lineage, Przemyslaw Blyszczuk and Anna M. Wobus. Derivation and Characterization of Hepatocytes From Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro, Shigeaki Ishizaka, Yukiteru Ouji, Masahide Yoshikawa, and Kazuki Nakatani. Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells to Retinal Cells In Vitro, Xing Zhao, Jianuo Liu, and Iqbal Ahmad. Derivation and Characterization of Lentoid Bodies and Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells From Monkey Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro, Masayo Takahashi and Masatoshi Haruta. Differentiation of Rhesus Monkey Embryonic Stem Cells in Three-Dimensional Collagen Matrix, Silvia Sihui Chen, Roberto P. Revoltella, Joshua Zimmerberg, and Leonid Margolis. Index.