Characteristics and functions of NG2 cells in normal brain and neuropathology

Neurological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-150

  Wang, Anni ^a   He, Bei Ping ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brain; Glia; Neurodegeneration; Neuroregeneration; NG2; Proteoglycan

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANVIER NODE; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATES; RATS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 62749128567     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174313209X393555     Document Type: Review

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