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Neurofibromin Regulates Neural Stem Cell Proliferation, Survival, and Astroglial Differentiation In Vitro and In Vivo
8 Jun 2005
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Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a common inherited disease in which affected children exhibit abnormalities in astrocyte growth regulation and are prone to the development of brain tumors (astrocytoma). Previous studies from our laboratory demonstrated that Nf1 mutant mouse astrocytomas contains populations of proliferating nestin+ progenitor cells, suggesting that immature astroglial progenitors may serve as a...
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