Human astrocytes can be induced to differentiate into cells with neuronal phenotype

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 312, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2336-2346

  Pillai, Rita ^a   Scintu, Franca ^a   Scorciapino, Laura ^a   Carta, Mario ^a   Murru, Luca ^a   Biggio, Giovanni ^a,b   Cabras, Stefano ^a   Reali, Camilla ^a   Sogos, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differentiation; GFAP; Glial cells; Neurofilament; Neuron; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVATOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NESTIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN; CELL MATURATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROFILAMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33745283929     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.03.031     Document Type: Article

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