Neurotrophic factor-based strategies to enhance survival and differentiation of neural progenitor cells toward the dopaminergic phenotype

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that presents with hallmark clinical symptoms of tremor at rest, bradykinesia, and muscle rigidity. Stem cell therapy has emerged as an experimental treatment for PD. However, optimizing the cell culture condition that allows enhanced sur...

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Main Authors: Stefano Di Santo, Hans R Widmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Brain Circulation
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Online Access:http://www.braincirculation.org/article.asp?issn=2394-8108;year=2018;volume=4;issue=3;spage=139;epage=141;aulast=Di