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Project

Identification and functional analysis of signaling molecules with a possible function in pluripotency and differentiation of embryonic stem cells

Human uterine and blastocyst fluids will be analyzed to identify extrinsic (environment) and intrinsic (cell-cell contacts) factors that drive the inner cell mass of a blastocyst towards pluripotency or towards differentiation. Additionally, a comparable approach will be used to test the in vitro environment of embryonic stem cells for putative factors involved in maintenance of pluripotency.

Date:1 Oct 2011 →  1 Oct 2012
Keywords:embryonic stem cells, pluripotency, differentiation, blastocyst
Disciplines:Gynaecology and obstetrics, Endocrinology and metabolic diseases, Nursing