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Complete and unidirectional conversion of human embryonic stem cells to trophoblast by BMP4

Mitsuyoshi Amita, Katsuyuki Adachi, Andrei P. Alexenko, Sunilima Sinha, Danny J. Schust, Laura C. Schulz, R. Michael Roberts, and Toshihiko Ezashi
PNAS first published March 14, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1303094110
Mitsuyoshi Amita
aDivision of Animal Sciences,bBond Life Sciences Center, and
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Katsuyuki Adachi
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Andrei P. Alexenko
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Sunilima Sinha
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Danny J. Schust
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Laura C. Schulz
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R. Michael Roberts
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Toshihiko Ezashi
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