Enhancement of Dopaminergic Differentiation in Proliferating Midbrain Neuroblasts by Sonic Hedgehog and Ascorbic Acid

We analyzed the molecular mechanisms involved in the acquisition and maturation of dopaminergic (DA) neurons generated in vitro from rat ventral mesencephalon (MES) cells in the presence of mitogens or specific signaling molecules. The addition of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) to MES cells i...

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Main Authors: Floriana Volpicelli, Claudia Consales, Massimiliano Caiazzo, Luca Colucci-D'Amato, Carla Perrone-Capano, Umberto di Porzio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/NP.2004.45