A method to generate human mesenchymal stem cell-derived neurons which express and are excited by multiple neurotransmitters

Biological Procedures Online

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-101

  Greco, Steven J ^a   Zhou, Chunyi ^b   Ye, Jiang Hong ^b   Rameshwar, Pranela ^b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma aminobutyric acid; Mesenchymal stem cells

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; RETINOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NERVE CELL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; REGENERATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 57049152417     PISSN: 14809222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1251/bpo147     Document Type: Article

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