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Nature Chemical Biology 3, 246 - 247 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nchembio0507-246

Chemical probes of neural stem cell self-renewal

Mark Mercola1

  1. Mark Mercola is at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, 10901 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, California 92037, USA. e-mail: mmercola@burnham.org.


A chemical-genetic study indicates that modulation of neurotransmitter signaling affects the self-renewal capacity of neural stem cells in culture. Although the mechanisms of action are not resolved, the research points to a potential therapeutic target class for treatment of brain tumors.

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