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ArticleNature protocols2013

Derivation of human embryonic stem cells using a post-inner cell mass intermediate.

Thomas O'Leary, Björn Heindryckx, Sylvie Lierman, Margot Van der Jeught, Galbha Duggal, Petra De Sutter, Susana M Chuva de Sousa Lopes

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Article in Nature protocols, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Extended In Vitro Culture of Human Embryos.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  9. Non-invasive methods for embryo selection.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Thomas O'LearyDepartment for Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. toleary76@hotmail.com
Björn Heindryckx
Sylvie Lierman
Margot Van der Jeught
Galbha Duggal
Petra De Sutter
Susana M Chuva de Sousa Lopes

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little is known about the true developmental origin of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) or the events that initiate their generation. Recently, we have shown that hESCs originate from a post-inner cell mass (ICM) intermediate (PICMI), a unique transient epiblast-like structure that is different from both its ICM progenitor and its subsequent hESC fate. As a closer progenitor of hESCs than the ICM, the PICMI could be used to provide further insight into the human pluripotent state. Here we provide a detailed (7-d) protocol for the culture of the human preimplantation embryos in order to derive the PICMI. Subsequent identification and cryopreservation of the PICMI are described, in addition to hESC derivation. The initial hESC outgrowth is visible within 2-7 d after PICMI plating. By using the protocol provided, we observed PICMI formation in 21.3% of plated blastocysts with good-quality ICMs. Of the PICMIs used for hESC derivation, 80.6% showed hESC outgrowth after further culture.

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Blastocyst Inner Cell MassCell Culture TechniquesCryopreservationEmbryo Culture TechniquesEmbryonic Stem CellsGerm LayersHumans

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PMID23306459

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