Neurite outgrowth in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons as a high-throughput screen for developmental neurotoxicity or neurotoxicity

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 271-281

  Ryan, Kristen R ^a   Sirenko, Oksana ^b   Parham, Fred ^a   Hsieh, Jui Hua ^a   Cromwell, Evan F ^c   Tice, Raymond R ^a   Behl, Mamta ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MOLECULAR DEVICES CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Protein Fluidics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark concentration; High content screening; High throughput screening; Human iPSC; Neurite outgrowth

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN;

CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; NERVE CELL; NEURITE OUTGROWTH; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES;

CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; NEURONAL OUTGROWTH; NEURONS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; NEUROTOXINS;

EID: 84959358615     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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