Role of ERK 1/2 signaling in neuronal differentiation of cultured embryonic stem cells

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 513-523

  Li, Zegui ^a   Theus, Michelle Hedrick ^a   Wei, Ling ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cell; Extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation; Growth factor; Neurite outgrowth; Neuronal differentiation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CASPASE 3; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RETINOIC ACID; STAT3 PROTEIN; UO 126;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STEM CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MICE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; NEURONS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRETINOIN;

EID: 33749415047     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2006.00889.x     Document Type: Article

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