Intermediate filament expression in mouse embryonic stem cells and early embryos

Perspectives of Stem Cells: From Tools for Studying Mechanisms of Neuronal Differentiation towards Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 59-72

  Xue, Zhigang ^a   Moura Neto, Vivaldo ^b   Izmiryan, Araksya ^a   De Souza Martins, Sheila Cristina ^b   Larcher, Jean Christophe ^c   Paulin, Denise ^a   Li, Zhenlin ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Sorbonne Universités   (France)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Glial tumors; Intermediate filaments; Nestin; Stem cells; Synemin

Indexed keywords

EID: 82855180245     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3375-8_5     Document Type: Chapter

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