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METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELL MASS INCLUDING PITUITARY TISSUE, AND CELL MASS THEREOF
| Inventor | NAKANO, Tokushige |
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| Assignee | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED |
| Title of Invention | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELL MASS INCLUDING PITUITARY TISSUE, AND CELL MASS THEREOF |
| Abstract | Provided is a method for producing a cell mass including pituitary tissue, comprising steps of (1) suspension-culturing pluripotent stem cells in the presence of a Wnt inhibitor and forming an aggregate of cells, and (2) suspension-culturing the aggregate obtained in step (1) in the presence of a BMP agonist and a sonic hedgehog agonist and obtaining a cell mass including pituitary tissue. |