A Novel Combination of Factors, Termed SPIE, which Promotes Dopaminergic Neuron Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Tandis Vazin; Kevin G. Becker; Jia Chen; Charles E. Spivak; Carl R. Lupica; Yongqing Zhang; Lila Worden; William J. Freed

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006606

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A Novel Combination of Factors, Termed SPIE, which Promotes Dopaminergic Neuron Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Tandis Vazin ,

* E-mail: vazint@mail.nih.gov

Affiliations Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, Intramural Research Program (IRP), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, School of Biotechnology, Division of Gene Technology, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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Kevin G. Becker,

Affiliation Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging (NIA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Jia Chen,

Affiliation Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, Intramural Research Program (IRP), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Charles E. Spivak,

Affiliation Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, Intramural Research Program (IRP), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Carl R. Lupica,

Affiliation Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, Intramural Research Program (IRP), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Yongqing Zhang,

Affiliation Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging (NIA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Lila Worden,

Affiliation Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, Intramural Research Program (IRP), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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William J. Freed

Affiliation Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, Intramural Research Program (IRP), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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A Novel Combination of Factors, Termed SPIE, which Promotes Dopaminergic Neuron Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Tandis Vazin,
Kevin G. Becker,
Jia Chen,
Charles E. Spivak,
Carl R. Lupica,
Yongqing Zhang,
Lila Worden,
William J. Freed

Published: August 12, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006606

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pitx3 ab ?

Posted by martensmidt on 19 Aug 2009 at 14:24 GMT

Which Pitx3 ab was used in the western analysis. This is not described in the paper.
Is it commercial ??

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A Novel Combination of Factors, Termed SPIE, which Promotes Dopaminergic Neuron Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

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pitx3 ab ?

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