Ras p21 protein promotes survival and differentiation of human embryonic neural crest-derived cells

Neuroscience

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1121-1127

  Borasio, G D ^a   Markus, A ^b   Heumann, R ^b   Ghezzi, C ^c   Sampietro, A ^c   Wittinghofer, A ^d   Silani, V ^c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

chromaffin cells; dorsal root ganglion neurons; nerve growth factor; p75 low affinity NGF receptor; signal transduction; sympathetic neurons

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMAFFIN CELL; EMBRYO CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEURAL CREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

EID: 0029949292     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00084-X     Document Type: Article

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