Automated identification and location analysis of marked stem cells colonies in optical microscopy images.

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are characterized by two remarkable peculiarities: the capacity to propagate as undifferentiated cells (self-renewal) and the ability to differentiate in ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm derivatives (pluripotency). Although the majority of ESCs divide without losing the p...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Paduano, Daniela Tagliaferri, Geppino Falco, Michele Ceccarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3857180?pdf=render