Induced neural stem cells: A new tool for studying neural development and neurological disorders

Cell Research

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1087-1091

  Liu, Guang Hui ^a   Yi, Fei ^b   Suzuki, Keiichiro ^b   Qu, Jing ^a,b   Belmonte, Juan Carlos Izpisua ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c CENTER OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE IN BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURAL STEM CELLS;

EID: 84863445875     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2012.73     Document Type: Article

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