Transplanted CNS stem cells form functional synapses in vivo

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1696-1704

  Auerbach, Jonathan M ^a   Eiden, Maribeth V ^b   McKay, Ron D G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS stem cells; Electrophysiology; Hippocampus; Rat; Synapse formation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EVOKED RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETROVIRIDAE; STEM CELLS; SYNAPSES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034060991     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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