Erythropoietin facilitates definitive endodermal differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells via activation of ERK signaling

This study suggests a possible role of EPO in embryonic endodermal development and a new agent for directing the differentiation into endodermal lineages like pancreatic β-cells.

Source: AJP: Cell Physiology - May 1, 2017 Category: Cytology Authors: Kaitsuka, T., Kobayashi, K., Otsuka, W., Kubo, T., Hakim, F., Wei, F.-Y., Shiraki, N., Kume, S., Tomizawa, K. Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research