Comparison of Teratoma Formation between Embryonic Stem Cells and Parthenogenetic Embryonic Stem Cells by Molecular Imaging

Figure 1

Generation of pES cells and ES cells labeled with double-fusion reporter genes. (a) Schema of lentiviral construct showing EF1α promoter driving Rluc and RFP. (b) Brightfield and fluorescence microscopy showing RFP expression in pES cells and ES cells. (c) BLI of pES cells and ES cells shows a robust correlation between cell number and Rluc activity.

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