Novel culture strategy for human stem cell proliferation and neuronal differentiation

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 85, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3557-3566

  Serra, Margarida ^a   Leite, Sofia B ^a   Brito, Catarina ^a   Costa, Júlia ^a   Carrondo, Manuel J T ^a,b   Alves, Paula Marques ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Expansion; Human carcinoma stem cells; Neuronal differentiation; Neurospheres; Stirred tank bioreactors

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOREACTOR; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA STEM CELLS; HUMANS; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; TIME FACTORS; TRETINOIN; TRYPSIN;

EID: 36849057199     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21451     Document Type: Article

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