Neural development by transplanted human embryonal carcinoma stem cells expressing green fluorescent protein

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 339-351

  Stewart, R ^a   Lako, M ^b   Horrocks, G M ^a   Przyborski, Stefan A ^a,c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ReproCELL Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell tracking; Differentiation; Human; Neural; Stem cell; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; NEUROECTODERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 24944477323     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000005783982945     Document Type: Article

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