Strengths and limitations of the neurosphere culture system

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 153-161

  Jensen, Josephine B ^a   Parmar, Malin ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clonal analysis; Glia; In vitro; Neural stem cells; Neuron; Neurosphere; Regional specification; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; GLIA; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33847034841     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MN:34:3:153     Document Type: Article

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