Neural differentiation of embryonic stem cells is induced by signalling from non-neural niche cells

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 275-286

  Bentz, Kristine ^a   Molcanyi, Marek ^b   Heß, Simone ^b   Schneider, Annette ^b   Hescheler, Juergen ^c   Neugebauer, Edmund ^b   Schaefer, Ute ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

A2B5 Neurofilament; Cell contact; Differentiation; Environment Co culture; Humoral; Nestin; Oct 4; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

NESTIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLIA CELL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MURINAE;

EID: 33845637733     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097674     Document Type: Article

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