Administration of BDNF/ginsenosides combination enhanced synaptic development in human neural stem cells

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 274-282

  Wang, Lina ^a   Kisaalita, William S ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cell density; Ginsenosides; Human neural stem cells; Synapse

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; SYNAPSIN I; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GINSENG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEURAL STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYNAPSE; TIME LAPSE IMAGING;

BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GINSENOSIDES; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEURITES; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650512417     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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