Excitable properties in astrocytes derived from human embryonic CNS stem cells

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3549-3559

  Gritti, Angela ^a,b,c   Rosati, Barbara ^a   Lecchi, Marzia ^a   Vescovi, Angelo L ^a,b,c   Wanke, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; CNS stem cells; Excitability; Firing

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM CHANNELS; STEM CELLS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0033783707     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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