Don't judge a neuron only by its cover: Neuronal function in in vitro developmental neurotoxicity testing

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  de Groot, Martje W G D M ^a   Westerink, Remco H S ^a   Dingemans, Milou M L ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

In vitro methods; Intercellular and intracellular communication; Neural progenitor cells; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Neuronal network function; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COGNITION; DENDRITE; DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROTOXICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEM CELL; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

HUMANS; NERVE NET; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84876464283     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfs269     Document Type: Article

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