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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:15Culturing Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells (Timing: 3 days)
- 02:34Neural Induction (Timing: 2 days)
- 04:48Motor Neuron Specification (Timing: 5 days)
- 05:24Preparation of Poly-DL-Ornithine/Laminin Coated Coverslips (Timing: 2 days)
- 06:18Axon Elongation (Timing: 2 days)
- 07:47Results: mES Cell Differentiation into Motor Neurons
- 09:12Conclusion
We developed a new protocol to improve efficiency of in vitro differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into motor neurons. The differentiated ES cells acquired motor neurons features as evidenced by expression of neuronal and motor neuron markers using immunohistochemical techniques.
Tags
Mouse Embryonic Stem CellsMotor NeuronsDifferentiationRetinoic AcidSonic HedgehogDisease MechanismsDrug CompoundsSpinal Muscular AtrophyAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisProtocolsNeuralization ProcessNogginFibroblast Growth FactorsFGF SignalingNeurogenesisAnterior Neural PatterningPosterior Neural Identity
