The human NTERA2 neural cell line generates neurons on growth under neural stem cell conditions and exhibits characteristics of radial glial cells

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 198-213

  Marchal Victorion, S ^a   Deleyrolle, L ^a   de Weille, J ^a   Saunier, M ^a   Dromard, C ^a   Sandillon, F ^a   Privat, A ^a   Hugnot, J P ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Neural stem cells; Neurons; NTERA2 cell line; Radial glial cells

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; LIPID BINDING PROTEIN; TENASCIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL;

EID: 0141726837     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-7431(03)00161-1     Document Type: Article

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