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Reprogrammed astrocytes with old ‘memories’ blossom into region-specific neurons

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  • Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA

Published date: 01 Feb 2011

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Anuja Ghorpade . Reprogrammed astrocytes with old ‘memories’ blossom into region-specific neurons[J]. Protein & Cell, 0 , 2(2) : 87 -89 . DOI: 10.1007/s13238-011-1025-2

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