Article
Embryonic cerebral cortex cells retain CNS phenotypes after transplantation into peripheral nerve.
Experimental neurology - 1 Oct 2004
Baez Juan Carlos, Gajavelli Shyam, Thomas Christine K, Grumbles Robert M, Aparicio Beatriz, Byer David, Tsoulfas Pantelis
Abstract excerpt
Differentiation of stem cells depends on environmental cues. In this study, acutely dissociated or expanded cells derived from embryonic day 14 (E14) rat cerebral cortex were transplanted into the distal tibial nerve stump of adult Fischer rats to determine whether a peripheral nervous system (PNS) environment would influence cell differentiation. Acutely dissociated cells, which included neural precursors and...
Topics
- Animals
- Astrocytes
- Brain Tissue Transplantation
- Cell Differentiation
- Cells, Cultured
- Cerebral Cortex
- Female
- Fetus
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2
- Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
- Glutamate Decarboxylase
- Graft Survival
- Muscle, Skeletal
