Lineage-reprogramming of pericyte-derived cells of the adult human brain into induced neurons

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 87, 2014, Pages

  Karow, Marisa ^a   Schichor, Christian ^b   Beckervordersandforth, Ruth ^c   Berninger, Benedikt ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Induced neurons; Issue 87; Lineage reprogramming; Neuroscience; Pericytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921447467     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51433     Document Type: Article

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