Characterization of a human fetal spinal cord stem cell line, NSI-566RSC, and its induction to functional motoneurons

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-193

  Guo, Xiufang ^a   Johe, Karl ^b   Molnar, Peter ^a   Davis, Hedvika ^a   Hickman, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Neuralstem Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cell therapy; In vitro; Motoneurons; Regenerative medicine; Stem cell; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

ACETYL TRANSFERASE; CELL LINES; CELL THERAPY; IMMUNOSTAINING; IN-VITRO; MOTONEURON; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SPINAL-CORD; STEM-CELL; TRANSPLANTATION;

STEM CELLS;

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LINE; CELL MATURATION; CELL TYPE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOTONEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNAPSE;

EID: 77950664250     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.223     Document Type: Article

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