YKL-40 is differentially expressed in human embryonic stem cells and in cell progeny of the three germ layers.

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Published in J Histochem Cytochem on December 01, 2011

Authors

Christian B Brøchner1, Julia S Johansen, Lars A Larsen, Mads Bak, Hanne B Mikkelsen, Anne Grete Byskov, Claus Yding Andersen, Kjeld Møllgård

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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