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. 2017 Aug 7;18(8):1724. doi: 10.3390/ijms18081724
AFP α-fetoprotein
ALB Albumin
bFGF Basic fibroblast growth factor
BMP Bone morphogenetic proteins
CYP Cytochrome P450
DE Definitive endoderm
DMEM Dulbecco’s modified eagle’s medium
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
ECGF Endothelial cell growth factor
EGF Epidermal growth factor
EGM Endothelial cell growth medium
FBS Fetal bovine serum
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
GAPDH Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
HCM Hepatocyte culture medium
hESC Human embryonic stem cells
HGF hepatocyte growth factor
hiPSC Human induced pluripotent stem cells
HLC Hepatocyte-like cells
HNF4A Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 α
HUVEC Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
KRT18 Cytokeratin 18
L15 Leibovitz’s
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
OSM Oncostatin M
PECAM1 Platelet and endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1
POU5F1 POU domain, class 5, transcription factor 1
RPMI Roswell Park Memorial Institute
VWF Von Willebrand factor