Novel and immortalization-based protocols for the generation of neural CNS stem cell lines for gene therapy approaches

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 438, Issue , 2008, Pages 319-332

  Conti, Luciano ^a   Cattaneo, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Immortalization; Neural stem cells; Neurodegenerative diseases; NS cells; Retroviral vectors; Stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84934436009     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-133-8_24     Document Type: Article

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