Lithium induces morphological and functional differentiation in Neuro2a cells

Neuroscience Research Communications

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-16

  Rajadhyaksha, Medha S ^b   Jagtap, Jayashree C ^a   Kelkar, Radhika ^b   Gokhale, Prachee P ^a   Shastry, Padma ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE   (India)

^b Sophia College for Women   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine esterase; Cell cycle; Differentiation; Lithium; Neuro2a

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; LITHIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MITOSIS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURITE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 0034051632     PISSN: 08936609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6769(200001/02)26:1<9::aid-nrc2>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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