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Chimeric primates: Embryonic stem cells need not apply

Alan Trounson, Uta Grieshammer

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Abstract

In this issue, Tachibana et al. report the generation of the first chimeras from a nonhuman primate, the rhesus monkey. Unlike mice, rhesus chimeras fail to form when embryonic stem cells are injected into blastocysts. Instead, chimera formation is achieved by aggregation of several four-cell embryos.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-21
Number of pages3
JournalCell
Volume148
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

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