Regulatory genes controlling cell fate choice in embryonic and adult neural stem cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 286-306

  Gangemi, Rosaria Maria Rita ^a   Perera, Marzia ^a   Corte, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric division; Cell fate; Neural stem cells; Neurogenesis; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL DIVISION; CELL FATE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; EMBRYO CELL; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 1942455363     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2004.02310.x     Document Type: Review

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