Derivation of clinically applicable schwann cells from bone marrow stromal cells for neural repair and regeneration

CNS and Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 500-508

  Cai, Sa ^a   Shea, Graham K H ^a   Tsui, Alex Y P ^a   Chan, Ying Shing ^a   Shum, Daisy K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mesenchymal stem cells; Schwann cells; Spinal cord injury; Stem cell co culture; Two step induction

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GLIA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MYELINATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEURAL CREST; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY ENSHEATHING CELL; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHENOTYPE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEM CELL; STROMA CELL; TISSUE REPAIR; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 79956281482     PISSN: 18715273     EISSN: 19963181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187152711795563930     Document Type: Article

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