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Blastocyst-derived trophoblast stem cells from the rhesus monkey.
Stem cells and development - 1 Oct 2007
Vandevoort Catherine A, Thirkill Twanda L, Douglas Gordon C
Abstract excerpt
Although trophoblast stem cells can be obtained directly from blastocyst outgrowths in the mouse, this has never been described in primates. In human and non-human primates, trophoblast cells have been obtained from embryonic stem (ES) cells or embryoid bodies (EBs). The results reported here show for the first time that cells with the characteristics of trophoblast stem cells can be derived directly from rhesus...
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