Embryonic stem cell-derived astrocytes expressing drug-inducible transgenes: Differentiation and transplantion into the mouse brain

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-123

  Benveniste, Ronald J ^a   Keller, Gordon ^a   Germano, Isabelle ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Embryonic stem cell; Gene therapy; Teratoma; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE VECTOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSGENE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; STEM CELL; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DOXYCYCLINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; STEM CELLS; TRANSGENES;

EID: 24944568578     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.1.0115     Document Type: Article

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