Characterization of axon formation in the embryonic stem cell-derived motoneuron

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 493-502

  Pan, Hung Chuan ^a,b   Wu, Ya Ting ^b   Shen, Shih Cheng ^b   Wang, Chi Chung ^c   Tsai, Ming Shiun ^d   Cheng, Fu Chou ^a   Lin, Shinn Zong ^e,f   Chen, Ching Wen ^b   Liu, Ching San ^g   Su, Hong Lin ^b,e  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY BEIGANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Axon formation; Embryonic stem cell; Motoneuron; Neural differentiation

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TAU PROTEIN; TAU1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; MOTONEURON; NERVE GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 79956028095     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368910X536464     Document Type: Article

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