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  • Title: [Human embryonic stem cells: from the human embryo transgressed to the regenerative medicine of tomorrow].
    Author: De Vos J, Assou S, Tondeur S, Dijon M, Hamamah S.
    Journal: Gynecol Obstet Fertil; 2009; 37(7-8):620-6. PubMed ID: 19577943.
    Abstract:
    Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) are derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of the human blastocyst at day 5 or 6 of the early embryo development. These cells display two cardinal features: they are able to differentiate into cell types from many if not all human tissue (pluripotency) and they proliferate strongly and indefinitely without senescence in vitro. Therefore, hESC are a source of choice for stem cells for regenerative medicine and are a reference model to study the biology of pluripotency. Since 2004, the French law (loi de Bioéthique) authorizes hESC research under certain conditions.
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