title: [Isolation culture and identification of human neural stem cells from human embryos].
abstract: 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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neural stem cells can exist in human embryos, and it can be expanded in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Human Reproductive Engineering Research Center, Xiangya School of Medicine , Central South University, Hunan Stem Cells Research Center, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Shu-Wei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Guang-Xiu
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002469:Cell Separation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*