胚胎干细胞的研究进展

胚胎干细胞是来源于早期胚胎内细胞团的、具有多向分化潜能的细胞,已经广泛用于生命科学的许多领域,它在医学方面的应用成为医学领域的研究热点.本文对胚胎干细胞在诱导分化、基础研究和临床应用上的研究进展进行了综述,对今后的研究方向进行了展望.

Research Progress on Embryonic Stem Cell

Embryonic stem cells(ESC)are cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage embryo known as blastocyst,which are pluripotent and able to differentiate into all derivatives of the three primary germ layers named ectoderm,endoderm,and mesoderm.ESC have been widely used in many areas of life science.Its application in medicine field has become a hot spot in medicine research.This article made an overview of the progress on induced differentiation,fundamental researches and clinical application of ESC,and prospects on ESC future research directions.