Study of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene transgenic neural stem cells in the rat retina

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1642-1649

  Zhou, Xue Mei ^a   Yuan, Hui Ping ^a   Wu, Dong Lai ^b   Zhou, Xin Rong ^a   Sun, Da Wei ^a   Li, Hong Yi ^a   Shao, Zheng Bo ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Harbin Veterinary Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Heidelberg retina angiograph; Immunohistochemistry; Neural stem cells; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PARVOVIRUS VECTOR; RETROVIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; RETINA; RETINA ANGIOGRAPHY; STEM CELL GENE THERAPY; TRANSGENE; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; RATS; RETINA; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 70349546226     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.14.008     Document Type: Article

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