Human embryonal carcinoma stem cells expressing green fluorescent protein form functioning neurons in vitro: A research tool for co-culture studies

Stem Cells and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 646-657

  Stewart, R ^a   Coyne, L ^b   Lako, M ^c   Halliwell, R F ^b   Przyborski, S A ^a,d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Thomas J Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ReproCELL Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINE; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MITOSIS; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURIFICATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 11144239639     PISSN: 15473287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/scd.2004.13.646     Document Type: Article

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