Mechanisms of astrocyte development and their contributions to neurodevelopmental disorders

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 75-81

  Sloan, Steven A ^a   Barres, Ben A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE PCAF; INTERLEUKIN 6; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE SHP 2; STAT3 PROTEIN;

ASTROCYTE; AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GLIA; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOONAN SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COMPLICATION; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS;

EID: 84897103161     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2014.03.005     Document Type: Review

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