Directed differentiation of ventral spinal progenitors and motor neurons from human embryonic stem cells by small molecules

Stem Cells

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 886-893

  Li, Xue Jun ^a   Hu, Bao Yang ^a   Jones, Stefanie A ^a   Zhang, Ying Sha ^a   Lavaute, Timothy ^a   Du, Zhong Wei ^a   Zhang, S U Chun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor neuron; Small molecule; Spinal cord; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; CELL PROTEIN; OLIGODENDROCYTE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; PROTEIN HB9; PROTEIN IRX3; PROTEIN NKX2.2; RETINOIC ACID; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; PURMORPHAMINE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTONEURON; NEURAL STEM CELL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; VENTRAL ROOT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; STEM CELL;

ERINACEIDAE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MORPHOLINES; MOTOR NEURONS; PURINES; SPINAL CORD; STEM CELLS; TRETINOIN;

EID: 45849146018     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0620     Document Type: Article

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