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Human amnion mesenchyme cells express phenotypes of neuroglial progenitor cells.
Journal of neuroscience research - 15 Oct 2004
Sakuragawa Norio, Kakinuma Kenichi, Kikuchi Aiko, Okano Hideyuki, Uchida Saiko, Kamo Isao, Kobayashi Mamoru, Yokoyama Yasunobu
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies from our laboratory showed that human amnion epithelial cells (AECs) have multiple functions, such as synthesis and release of catecholamines, acetylcholine, neurotrophic factors, activin, and noggin. In this study, we investigated the identity of neural progenitor cells in human amnion mesenchyme cells (AMCs), which lie immediately adjacent to the AECs. Cryostat sections revealed that vimentin...
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