Isolation of neural stem cells from neural tissues using the neurosphere technique

Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL.15, 2010, Pages

  Ferrari, Daniela ^a   Binda, Elena ^a   De Filippis, Lidia ^a   Vescovi, Angelo Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clonal analysis; Neural stem cells (NSC); Neurospheres; Subventricular zone (SVZ)

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; KARYOTYPE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROSPHERE; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CLONE; CELL COUNT; CELL SEPARATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CLONE CELLS; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMANS; MICE; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS; NERVE TISSUE; NEURAL STEM CELLS;

EID: 79953270645     PISSN: 19417322     EISSN: 19388969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470151808.sc02d06s15     Document Type: Article

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