Proliferation of human Schwann cells induced by neu differentiation factor isoforms

Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 512-517

  Baek, Sun Yong ^a   Kim, Seung U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Neu differentiation factor isoforms; Neuregulin; Proliferation; Schwann cells, human

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BROXURIDINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; PROTEIN S 100;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL GANGLION;

CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUREGULINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 0032434022     PISSN: 03785866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017351     Document Type: Article

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