Head-activator and the neuroectodermal differentiation of P19 mouse embryonal carcinoma cells

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-52

  Niemann, Stephan ^a   Schaller, H Chica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuroectodermal diferentiation; Neuropeptide head activator; P19 cells

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; RETINOIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; MOUSE; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029988466     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12485-X     Document Type: Article

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