Lmx1b can promote the differentiation of embryonic stem cells to dopaminergic neurons associated with Parkinson's disease

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1167-1174

  Tian, Li Peng ^a   Zhang, Shi ^a   Zhang, Ying Jie ^b   Ding, Jian Qing ^a,b   Chen, Sheng Di ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Dopaminergic neurons; Lentivirus; Lmx1b; Mouse embryonic stem cells; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS; LENTIVIRUS; LMX1B; MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; PARKINSON'S DISEASE;

AMINO ACIDS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); GENES; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

NEURONS;

DOPAMINE; LIM HOMEOBOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1 BETA; LIM HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIM-HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; PARKINSON DISEASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; TRITIUM;

EID: 84862124147     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-0888-5     Document Type: Article

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