Effects of p-nitrotoluene on cultured mesencephalic neural stem cells

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-118

  Ishido, Masami ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Neural stem cell; Neuro sphere assay; P nitrotoluene

Indexed keywords

4 NITROTOLUENE; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; NESTIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN;

RATTUS;

EID: 60549090071     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.55.114     Document Type: Article

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