"Nestin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type VI intermediate filament protein expressed mostly in nerve cells where it is associated with the survival, renewal and mitogen-stimulated proliferation of neural progenitor cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D064231
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.593.540 D12.776.220.475.540 D12.776.631.607
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| Concept/Terms |
Nestin- Nestin
- Nestin Protein
- Protein, Nestin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nestin" by people in Profiles.
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Chadar?vian JP, Legido A, Halligan GE, Faerber EN, Piatt JH, Morrissette JD, Ara J, Grant ML, Katsetos CD. Cerebellar gliomatosis in a toddler: case report of a challenging condition and review of the literature. J Child Neurol. 2012 Apr; 27(4):511-20.
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Yoo S, Wrathall JR. Mixed primary culture and clonal analysis provide evidence that NG2 proteoglycan-expressing cells after spinal cord injury are glial progenitors. Dev Neurobiol. 2007 Jun; 67(7):860-74.
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Sarlomo-Rikala M, Tsujimura T, Lendahl U, Miettinen M. Patterns of nestin and other intermediate filament expression distinguish between gastrointestinal stromal tumors, leiomyomas and schwannomas. APMIS. 2002 Jun; 110(6):499-507.