The neural stem cells and their transdifferentiation capacity

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 201-205

  Vescovi, A L ^a   Galli, R ^a   Gritti, A ^a  

^a Stem Cell Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

CNS; Neural precursors; Neural stem cells; Neurogenesis; Transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL TYPE; HUMAN; MESODERM; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0035002988     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3322(01)00056-7     Document Type: Article

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