An improved method for propagating oligodendrocyte progenitors in vitro

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-168

  Young, Greg M ^a   Levison, Steven W ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cell proliferation; Growth factors; Neuroglia; O 2A progenitor

Indexed keywords

PAPAIN; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PAPAIN; RATS; STEM CELLS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0031407962     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00123-4     Document Type: Article

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