Embryonic stem cell-derived neurons form functional networks in vitro

Stem Cells

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 738-749

  Ban, Jelena ^a   Bonifazi, Paolo ^a   Pinato, Giulietta ^a   Broccard, Frederic D ^a   Studer, Lorenz ^b   Torre, Vincent ^a   Ruaro, Maria Elisabetta ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ES cells; Hippocampus; In vitro differentiation; Neuronal network

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; RAT;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33847689058     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2006-0246     Document Type: Article

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