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Analysis of Neural Stem Cells from Human Cortical Brain Structures In Vitro

  • Translated from Kletochnye Tekhnologii v Biologii i Meditsine (Cell Technologies in Biology and Medicine)
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Comparative immunohistochemical analysis of the neocortex from human fetuses showed that neural stem and progenitor cells are present in the brain throughout the gestation period, at least from week 8 through 26. At the same time, neural stem cells from the first and second trimester fetuses differed by the distribution, morphology, growth, and quantity. Immunocytochemical analysis of neural stem cells derived from fetuses at different gestation terms and cultured under different conditions showed their differentiation capacity. Detailed analysis of neural stem cell populations derived from fetuses on gestation weeks 8-9, 18-20, and 26 expressing Lex/SSEA1 was performed.

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    M. A. Aleksandrova

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Translated from Kletochnye Tekhnologii v Biologii i Meditsine, No. 1, pp. 65-76, January, 2016

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Aleksandrova, M.A., Poltavtseva, R.A., Marei, M.V. et al. Analysis of Neural Stem Cells from Human Cortical Brain Structures In Vitro . Bull Exp Biol Med 161, 197–208 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-016-3375-5

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