MEF2D expression increases during neuronal differentiation of neural progenitor cells and correlates with neurite length

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 427, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-158

  Lam, Brian Yee Hong ^a   Chawla, Sangeeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differentiation; MEF2D; Neural precursor cells; Neural progenitor cells; Neurite; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURITES; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35448977612     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.09.030     Document Type: Article

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