Transplantation of human fetal-derived neural stem cells improves cognitive function following cranial irradiation

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1255-1266

  Acharya, Munjal M ^a   Christie, Lori Ann ^a   Hazel, Thomas G ^b   Johe, Karl K ^b   Limoli, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Neuralstem Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Fear conditioning; Hippocampus; Human fetal derived neural stem cells; Novel place recognition; Radiation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

DOUBLECORTIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; NESTIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEURON SPECIFIC NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENGRAFTMENT; EXPERIMENTAL COGNITIVE TEST; FEAR; FEAR CONDITIONING TASK; FETAL DERIVED NEURAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GLIA CELL; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; NUDE RAT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; SCALE UP; SHAM PROCEDURE; SKULL IRRADIATION; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FETAL STEM CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FETAL STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL STEM CELLS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 84907970001     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: 15553892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368913X670200     Document Type: Article

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