Essential role of ascorbic acid in neural differentiation and development: High levels of ascorbic acid 2-glucoside effectively enhance nerve growth factor-induced neurite formation and elongation in PC12 cells

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-49

  Haramoto, Mari ^a   Tatemoto, Hideki ^b   Muto, Norio ^a  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Ascorbic acid 2 glucoside; Differentiation; Neurite formation; PC12 cell

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID 2 GLUCOSIDE; ASCORBIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 44449117028     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.54.43     Document Type: Article

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