Floor Plate Derived Tissues

Little is known about human fp development due the lack of tissue accessibility.

Floor plate derived tissues. Located on the ventral midline of the embryonic neural tube the floor plate is a specialized glial structure that spans the anteroposterior axis from the midbrain to the tail regions it has been shown that the floor plate is conserved among vertebrates such as zebrafish and mice with homologous. Efficient derivation of functional floor plate tissue from human embryonic stem cells. The study efficient derivation of functional floor plate tissue from human embryonic stem cells was published in the online edition of cell stem cell on april 1 2010 and will also appear in. Here we report the efficient derivation of.

The floor plate is a structure integral to the developing nervous system of vertebrate organisms. Here we report the efficient derivation of human embryonic stem cell hesc derived fp tissue capable of secreting netrin 1 and shh and patterning primary and hesc derived tissues. The floor plate fp is a critical signaling center during neural development located along the ventral midline of the embryo. 1 developmental biology program sloan kettering institute 1275 york ave new york ny 10065 usa.

Fasano ca 1 chambers sm lee g tomishima mj studer l.