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Human ESC vs. iPSC—Pros and Cons

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Acknowledgement

The authors wish to thank James Byrne, Ph.D. (Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA) and Zeina Saikali, Ph.D. (Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada), for having kindly reviewed the manuscript. The authors also wish to thank Kathleen Gallagher and Brian Habekoss, for having provided excellent administrative support.

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Pappas, J.J., Yang, P.C. Human ESC vs. iPSC—Pros and Cons. J. of Cardiovasc. Trans. Res. 1, 96–99 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12265-008-9032-2

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