Neurogenic cells in human amniotic fluid

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 309-314

  Prusa, Andrea Romana ^a   Marton, Erika ^a   Rosner, Margit ^a   Bettelheim, Dieter ^a   Lubec, Gent ^a   Pollack, Arnold ^a   Bernaschek, Gerhard ^a   Hengstschläger, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Neurogenic differentiation; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE; NESTIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P75;

AMNION FLUID; AMNIOTIC FLUID CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MARKER GENE; NERVE CELL; NEUROFILAMENT; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; STEM CELL;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANTIGENS, CD; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PEPTIDES; STEM CELLS;

EID: 4043144360     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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