SANKAR VENKATACHALAM, TAMILSELVI PALANIAPPAN, PREM KUMAR JAYAPAL, SRIDHARAN NEELAMEGAN, SRIDHAR SKYLAB RAJAN, VIJAYA PRAKASH KRISHNAN MUTHIAH
BIOCELL, Vol.33, No.2, pp. 81-89, 2009, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2009.33.081
Abstract By virtue of expressions of glial and neural surface markers and capability of neurotransmitter metabolism, amniotic epithelial cells are considered as candidate cell type for transplantation strategies to treat neurological disorders. Previously, we have reported neurotrophism exhibited by human amniotic epithelial cells when transplanted after spinal cord injury in bonnet monkeys. Amniotic epithelial cells were believed to secrete an “Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) - like” factor and exact identification was not made. At this juncture, through the present study it was found that, chicken neural retinal cells when grown alone failed to survive and contrarily when either co-cultured with chicken… More >
Login
Register
