Biology and clinical application of neural stem cells

Hormone Research

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Shimazaki, Takuya ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain repair; Differentiation; Neural stem cells; Regeneration; Specification

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS; REGENERATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0346749733     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074492     Document Type: Conference Paper

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