Turning teratocarcinoma cells into neurons: Rapid differentiation of NT-2 cells in floating spheres

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-167

  Paquet Durand, François ^a   Tan, Saime ^a   Bicker, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hu RNA binding protein; Human embryonic carcinoma; Neurogenesis; Neurosphere; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; PROTEIN HUC D; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POLARITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURIFICATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TERATOCARCINOMA; TIME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0038292053     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(03)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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