Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 9, 2026
Isolation and Culture of Neural Crest Stem Cells from Human Hair Follicles
Published on: April 6, 2013
[Isolation culture and identification of human neural stem cells from human embryos]
Shu-Wei Luo1, Chang-Qing Xie, Guang-Xiu Lu
1Human Reproductive Engineering Research Center, Xiangya School of Medicine , Central South University, Hunan Stem Cells Research Center, Changsha, China.
Objective:
To obtain and culture the human neural stem cells from the aborted human embryos.
Methods:
The neural stem cells were isolated and purified by the specific proliferous culture system of neural stem cells, and the molecular maker and multi-potency of the obtained neural stem cells were identified.
Results:
Human neural stem cells, which were isolated from 8 - 10 month old aborted human embryos, could express nestin ( a kind of specified antigen of the neural stem cell), and it could be differentiate into neurons and glials.
Conclusion:
Neural stem cells can exist in human embryos, and it can be expanded in vitro.
