The research on human neural progenitor cells holds great potential for the understanding
the molecular programs that control differentiation of cells of glial and neuronal lineages and
pathogenetic mechanisms of neurological diseases. Stem cell technologies provide also
opportunities for pharmaceutical industry to develop new approaches for regenerative
medicine. Here we describe the protocol for isolation and maintenance of neural progenitor
cells and cortical neurons using human fetal brain tissue. This protocol can be successfully …

The research on human neural progenitor cells holds great potential for the understanding
of the molecular programs that control differentiation of cells of glial and neuronal lineages,
as well as pathogenetic mechanisms of neurological diseases. Stem cell technologies also
provide opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry to develop new approaches for
regenerative medicine. Here, we describe the protocol for the isolation and maintenance of
neural progenitor cells and cortical neurons using human fetal brain tissue. This protocol …