Abstract: A method for inducing differentiation of embryonic stem cells into neuronal precursors is provided as well as an assay for neuronal precursor or progenitor cells and a method for identifying agents that inhibit or reduce an increase in neurite degeneration.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 4, 2005
Publication date:
July 17, 2008
Applicant:
NOVARTIS FORSCHUNGSSTIFTUNG, ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITU FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Inventors:
Yves-Alain Barde, Miriam Bibel, Jens Richter, Kerry Lee Tucker