Neuronal differentiation of chromaffin cells in vitro, induced by extremely low frequency magnetic fields or nerve growth factor: A histological and ultrastructural comparative study

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 569-582

  Feria Velasco, Alfredo ^a   Castillo Medina, Sebastian ^b   Verdugo Díaz, Leticia ^d   Castellanos, Emilio ^b   Orozco Suárez, Sandra ^c   Sánchez Gómez, Concepción ^e   Drucker Colín, René ^d,f  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y ASISTENCIA EN TECNOLOGÍA Y DISEÑO DEL ESTADO DE JALISCO   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE ONCOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

^e HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chromaffins; Magnetic fields; Neurites; NGF

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMAFFIN CELL; MAGNETIC FIELD; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURITE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMAFFIN CELLS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GROWTH CONES; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROTUBULES; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURITES; NEURONS; PSEUDOPODIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031874559     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19980901)53:5<569::AID-JNR7>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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