nervous system
• a higher percentage of cells behave as neural crest stem cells (form multipotent neurospheres) in cultures made from the sympathetic chain, dorsal root ganglia, and sciatic nerve, but not the gut, of E13 homozygous embryos compared to littermate controls
• neurospheres are larger, proliferation is increased, and the capacity for self-renewal is increased in cultured neural crest stem cells from the sympathetic chain, dorsal root ganglia, and sciatic nerve of E13 homozygous embryos compared to littermate controls
• when stimulated to differentiate these neural crest stem cells produce more glia without any decrease in any of the other cell types (neurons, myofibroblasts) produced
• survival of these neural crest stem cells is improved under adverse culture conditions compared to cells from littermate controls
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embryo
• a higher percentage of cells behave as neural crest stem cells (form multipotent neurospheres) in cultures made from the sympathetic chain, dorsal root ganglia, and sciatic nerve, but not the gut, of E13 homozygous embryos compared to littermate controls
• neurospheres are larger, proliferation is increased, and the capacity for self-renewal is increased in cultured neural crest stem cells from the sympathetic chain, dorsal root ganglia, and sciatic nerve of E13 homozygous embryos compared to littermate controls
• when stimulated to differentiate these neural crest stem cells produce more glia without any decrease in any of the other cell types (neurons, myofibroblasts) produced
• survival of these neural crest stem cells is improved under adverse culture conditions compared to cells from littermate controls
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