A Combination of NT-4/5 and GDNF Is Favorable for Cultured Human Nigral Neural Progenitor Cells
Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, clinically manifested by cardinal motor symptoms including tremor at rest, bradykinesia, and muscle rigidity. Transplantation of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons is an experimental therapy for PD, however, it is limited b...
Main Authors: | Stefano Di Santo, Morten Meyer, Angélique D. Ducray, Lukas Andereggen, Hans R. Widmer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-04-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0963689717753188 |
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