Expression and function of galectin-1 in adult neural stem cells

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1254-1258

  Sakaguchi, M ^a   Imaizumi, Y ^a   Okano, H ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Galectin; Glycan; Lectin; Neural stem cell; Subventricular zone astrocyte

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 1; GLYCAN;

BRAIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; MAMMAL; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; GALECTIN 1; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34249038671     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-6476-5     Document Type: Review

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