Co-transfection with cDNA encoding the Bcl family of anti-apoptotic proteins improves the efficiency of transfection in primary fetal neural stem cells

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-158

  Kim, You Chan ^a   Shim, Jae Won ^a   Oh, Young J ^b   Son, Hyeon ^a   Lee, Yong Sung ^a   Lee, Sang Hun ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

B27 Supplement; Bcl 2; Bcl xL; Neural stem cells; Transfection

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-X PROTEIN; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FETUS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; PLASMIDS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; STEM CELLS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0037199099     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(02)00090-0     Document Type: Article

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