The simulated microgravity enhances the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 505, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-175

  Chen, Jun ^a   Liu, Rongrong ^b   Yang, Yang ^b   Li, Jing ^c   Zhang, Xiaofeng ^a   Li, Junchang ^a   Wang, Zongren ^a   Ma, Jing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NAVY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs); Neurons; Simulated microgravity (SMG)

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FATE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MECHANICAL STRESS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROGRAVITY; MICROTUBULE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 81055140109     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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