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Fast track to neurons

Nature Methods volume 12, page 915 (2015)Cite this article

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New protocols generate neurons directly from fibroblasts using only chemical cocktails.

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  1. Li, X. et al. Small-molecule-driven direct reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts into functional neurons. Cell Stem Cell 17, 195–203 (2015).

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  1. Tal Nawy
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Nawy, T. Fast track to neurons. Nat Methods 12, 915 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.3611

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