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astrocyte differentiation

The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an astrocyte. An astrocyte is the most abundant type of… 
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astrocyte developmentastrocyte fate commitment

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central nervous system development
glial cell differentiationnegative regulation of astrocyte differentiation

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2012
2012
The influence of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ(1) during differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells to neural cells.
2009
2009
Expression of Disabled 1 suppresses astroglial differentiation in neural stem cells
2007
2007
Bone Morphogenetic Protein‐Mediated Modulation of Lineage Diversification During Neural Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells
Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) can give rise to a broad spectrum of neural cell types. The biomedical application of ES cells… 
2006
2006
Astrocyte differentiation selectively upregulates CCL2/monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 in cultured human brain‐derived progenitor cells
Chemokines (chemoattractant cytokines) and their receptors are present in the brain and may play roles in both neurodevelopment… 
2001
2001
Directly linked soluble IL-6 receptor-IL-6 fusion protein induces astrocyte differentiation from neuroepithelial cells via activation of STAT3.
Signals of interleukin 6 (IL-6) are transduced by binding of IL-6 to its cell surface receptor (IL-6R) and subsequent association… 
2001
2001
pRb2/p130 Gene Overexpression Induces Astrocyte Differentiation
There are many data on the activity of the RB gene in neural differentiation and apoptosis, but the role of pRb2/p130 in neuronal… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Astrocyte Differentiation of Fetal Neuroepithelial Cells by Interleukin‐11 via Activation of a Common Cytokine Signal Transducer, gp130, and a Transcription Factor, STAT3
Abstract: The interleukin (IL)‐6 family cytokines utilize membrane glycoprotein gp130 in common as a critical signal‐transducing… 
1984
1984
Astrocyte cell lineage. IV. Changes in the organization of microfilaments and adhesion patterns during astrocyte differentiation in culture
SummaryThe organization of microfilaments using NBD-phallacidin and cell adhesion to substratum by surface reflection… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Astrocyte cell lineage. II. Mouse fibrous astrocytes and reactive astrocytes in cultures have vimentin- and GFP-containing intermediate filaments.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Cell surface antigens of human astrocytoma defined by mouse monoclonal antibodies: identification of astrocytoma subsets.
The surface antigens of cultured human malignant astrocytomas were analyzed by using mouse monoclonal antibodies. BALB/c mice… 
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