Fig. 1. Overview of the differentiation of hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).
a The normal process of differentiation and the phases of the protocol used in this study. b Representative morphology of cells at different stages observed by phase contrast microscopy. c Summary of the time course and the additions of small molecules for each phase of differentiation. d Copy-number variation (CNV) analysis of hepatocytes from human embryonic stem cells. Scale bars, 200 µm.