Endodermal and Hepatic Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Kenji Kawabata^1,2, Kazuo Takayama^1,3, Yasuto Nagamoto^1,3, Mary S. Saldon¹, Maiko Higuchi¹ and Hiroyuki Mizuguchi^1,3,4*

¹Laboratory of Stem Cell Regulation, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Osaka 567-0085, Japan, E-mail: mizuguch@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp

²Laboratory of Biomedical Innovation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan, E-mail: mizuguch@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp

³Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan, E-mail: mizuguch@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp

⁴The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan, E-mail: mizuguch@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp