Direct conversion of fibroblasts to functional neurons by defined factors.

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Published in Nature on January 27, 2010

Authors

Thomas Vierbuchen1, Austin Ostermeier, Zhiping P Pang, Yuko Kokubu, Thomas C Südhof, Marius Wernig

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1050 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA.

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