Role of astrocytes, soluble factors, cells adhesion molecules and neurotrophins in functional synapse formation: Implications for human embryonic stem cell derived neurons

Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-260

  Dodla, Mahesh C ^a   Mumaw, Jennifer ^a   Stice, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion molecules; Functional synapse; Glial cells; Human embryonic stem cells; Neural differentiation; Neurotrophins

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROTROPHIN; THROMBOSPONDIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPTOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ASTROCYTES; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE NET; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPSES; THROMBOSPONDINS;

EID: 77957659936     PISSN: 1574888X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488810791824520     Document Type: Article

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