Methods for identifying factors for differentiating definitive endoderm
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1. An in vitro cell culture comprising a medium, human extraembryonic endoderm cells and human definitive endoderm cells, wherein said definitive endoderm cells are multipotent cells that can differentiate into cells of the gut tube or organs derived therefrom, and wherein said extraembryonic endoderm cells comprise less than 5% of the cells in said cell culture.
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Disclosed herein are methods of identifying one or more differentiation factors that are useful for differentiating cells in a cell population comprising definitive endoderm cells into cells which are capable of forming tissues and/or organs that are derived from the gut tube.
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- 1. An in vitro cell culture comprising a medium, human extraembryonic endoderm cells and human definitive endoderm cells, wherein said definitive endoderm cells are multipotent cells that can differentiate into cells of the gut tube or organs derived therefrom, and wherein said extraembryonic endoderm cells comprise less than 5% of the cells in said cell culture.
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