Development of human embryonic stem cell therapies for age-related macular degeneration

AJF Carr, MJK Smart, CM Ramsden, MB Powner… - Trends in …, 2013 - cell.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in older adults
and ultimately leads to the death of photoreceptor cells in the macular area of the neural …

Retinal stem cells and regeneration of vision system

HK Yip - The Anatomical Record, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The vertebrate retina is a well‐characterized model for studying neurogenesis. Retinal
neurons and glia are generated in a conserved order from a pool of mutlipotent progenitor …

Feeding role of mouse embryonic fibroblast cells is influenced by genetic background, cell passage and day of isolation

F Choupani, V Assadollahi, Z Vahabzadeh, E Daneshi… - Zygote, 2022 - cambridge.org
Mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells are commonly used as feeder cells to maintain the
pluripotent state of stem cells. MEFs produce growth factors and provide adhesion …

High Levels Production of Recombinant Human Activin A—Effect upon in Vivo Follicle Stimulation

NF de Souza, MC de Almeida… - Advances in …, 2015 - editor.classicopenlibrary.com
Activin plays an important role in numerous physiological processes such as cell
differentiation and remodeling, regeneration and repair of tissues from various organs …