Uncomplicated Differentiation of Stem Cells Into Bipolar Neurons and Myelinating Glia

September 2008 in “ Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ”

Ragad El Seady, Margriet A. Huisman, Clemens W.G.M. Löwik, Johan H. M. Frijns

epidermal neural crest stem cells EPI-NCSCs hair follicles neurons myelinating glial cells nestin TUJ1 Krox-20 OSP bipolar neurons multipotent stem cells autologous stem cell therapy neural regeneration stem cells hair follicle stem cells nerve cells glial cells stem cell therapy

Studysummary Hair follicles can be used to easily create neurons and glial cells for potential nerve repair.

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