The relevance of symmetric and asymmetric cell divisions to human central nervous system diseases

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 458-463

  Yong, Kol Jia ^a,b   Yan, Benedict ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cell division; Central nervous system; Human symmetric cell division

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN NUMB; SPINDLE LIKE MICROCEPHALY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGYRIA; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL DIVISION; CELL FATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MICROCEPHALY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS;

EID: 79952184176     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.08.023     Document Type: Review

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