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Genetic targeting of the endoderm with claudin-6CreER.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Feb 2008
Anderson William J, Zhou Qiao, Alcalde Victor, Kaneko Osamu F, Blank Leah J, Sherwood Richard I, Guseh J Sawalla, Rajagopal Jayaraj, Melton Douglas A
Abstract excerpt
A full description of the ontogeny of the beta cell would guide efforts to generate beta cells from embryonic stem cells (ESCs). The first step requires an understanding of definitive endoderm: the genes and signals responsible for its specification, proliferation, and patterning. This report describes a global marker of definitive endoderm, Claudin-6 (Cldn6). We report its expression in early development with...
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