TABLE I.

Acronyms used with their respective definitions.

Acronym	Definition
SSEA4	Surface specific antigen 4
SSEA3	Surface specific antigen 3
CXCR4	Chemokine receptor 4
PNA	Peanut agglutinin
DBA	Dolichos biflorus agglutinin
UEA I	Ulex europaeus agglutinin I
DE	Definitive endodermal cells
ES	Embryonic stem cells
DE-DBA	DE cells bound to immobilized DBA
DE-SSEA3	DE cells bound to immobilized anti-SSEA3
ES-SSEA3	ES cells bound to immobilized anti-SSEA3
ES-DBA	ES cells bound to immobilized DBA