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Single-cell analysis of ductal differentiation

A microwell chip facilitates the differentiation of aggregates of human induced pluripotent stem cells into pancreatic-duct-like organoids and the characterization of the differentiation process at the single-cell level.

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Fig. 1: Differentiation of pancreatic-duct-like organoids in a microwell chip.

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Pitarresi, J.R., Rustgi, A.K. Single-cell analysis of ductal differentiation. Nat Biomed Eng 5, 785–786 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-021-00782-1

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