Multimodal imaging of stem cell implantation in the central nervous system of mice

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 64, 2012, Pages

  de Vocht, Nathalie ^a   Reekmans, Kristien ^a   Bergwerf, Irene ^a   Praet, Jelle ^a   Hoornaert, Chloé ^a   le Blon, Debbie ^a   Daans, Jasmijn ^a   Berneman, Zwi ^a   van der Linden, Annemie ^a   Ponsaerts, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence imaging; Brain; Cell labeling; Cell transplantation; Histology; Issue 64; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroscience; Stem cell biology

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84863789610     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3906     Document Type: Article

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