Definitive endoderm
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1. An in vitro method of producing human definitive endoderm cells, said method comprising:
- obtaining a cell population comprising pluripotent human stem cells; and
providing said cell population with a TGFβ
superfamily growth factor and a Wnt family member, thereby generating in said cell population definitive endoderm cells expressing at least SOX17 and HNF3β
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are cell cultures comprising definitive endoderm cells and methods of producing the same. Also disclosed herein are cell populations comprising substantially purified definitive endoderm cells as well as methods for enriching, isolating and purifying definitive endoderm cells from other cell types.
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1. An in vitro method of producing human definitive endoderm cells, said method comprising:
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obtaining a cell population comprising pluripotent human stem cells; and providing said cell population with a TGFβ
superfamily growth factor and a Wnt family member, thereby generating in said cell population definitive endoderm cells expressing at least SOX17 and HNF3β
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