Formation of Pluripotent Stem Cells in the Mammalian Embryo Depends on the POU Transcription Factor Oct4

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Nichols, Jennifer, Zevnik, Branko, Anastassiadis, Konstantinos, Niwa, Hitoshi, Klewe-Nebenius, Daniela, Chambers, Ian, Schöler, Hans, Smith, Austin·1998·Cell

DOI 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81769-9

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Authors: Nichols, J., Zevnik, B., Anastassiadis, K., Niwa, H., Klewe-Nebenius, D., Chambers, I., Schöler, H., & Smith, A.
Venue: Cell
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1998-10
Volume: 95
Issue: 3
Pages: 379-391
ISSN: 0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81769-9
OpenAlex: W1981088384
Cited by: 3,392
References: 0
FWCI: 12.61
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze

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