Nestin, a neuroectodermal stem cell marker molecule, is expressed in Leydig cells of the human testis and in some specific cell types from human testicular tumours

CNS stem cells express a new class of intermediate filament protein

Urban Lendahl, Lyle B. Zimmerman, Ronald D.G. McKay · Cell · 1990 · 3.1K citations

Embryonic Stem Cell, Cell Lineage, Developmental Biology +10

Multipotential Nestin-Positive Stem Cells Isolated From Adult Pancreatic Islets Differentiate Ex Vivo Into Pancreatic Endocrine, Exocrine, and Hepatic Phenotypes

Henryk Zulewski, Elizabeth Abraham, Melissa J. Gerlach et al. · Diabetes · 2001 · 787 citations · Full text

Adult Stem Cell, Immunology, Nestin-positive Cells +19

Rapid, widespread, and longlasting induction of nestin contributes to the generation of glial scar tissue after CNS injury.

Jonas Frisén, Clas B. Johansson, Carina Török et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1995 · 471 citations · Full text

Glial Biology, Nestin Contributes, Nestin Expression +22

Nestin expression in embryonic human neuroepithelium and in human neuroepithelial tumor cells.

Taiji Tohyama, V M Lee, Lucy B. Rorke et al. · PubMed · 1992 · 412 citations

Expression of the class VI intermediate filament nestin in human central nervous system tumors.

Jonas Dahlstrand, Collins Vp, Urban Lendahl · PubMed · 1992 · 369 citations

Neuro-oncology, Tumoral Pathology, Developmental Biology +14