Lithium selectively increases neuronal differentiation of hippocampal neural progenitor cells both in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 324-336

  Kim, Jin Seuk ^a   Chang, Mi Yoon ^a   Yu, In Tag ^a   Kim, Ju Hee ^a   Lee, Sang Hun ^a   Lee, Yong Sung ^a   Son, Hyeon ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calbindin; Dentate gyrus; Extracellular signal regulated kinase; Hippocampus; Lithium; Neurogenesis; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; BETA TUBULIN; BROXURIDINE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; LITHIUM; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; ASTROCYTES; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LITHIUM; MALE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 1842419074     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2004.02329.x     Document Type: Article

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