Genetic regulatory elements introduced into neural stem and progenitor cell populations

Brain Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 547-567

  Foster, George A ^a   Stringer, Bradley M J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0032977406     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1999.tb00541.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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