Production of neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes from mammalian CNS stem cells

Nature Protocols

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 935-940

  Chojnacki, Andrew ^a   Weiss, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CELL; CELL EXPANSION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORNEA CELL; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SKIN CELL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS; NEURONS; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PREGNANCY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 44949149311     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2008.55     Document Type: Article

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