Adult mammalian forebrain ependymal and subependymal cells demonstrate proliferative potential, but only subependymal cells have neural stem cell characteristics

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4462-4471

  Chiasson, Bernard J ^a,b   Tropepe, Vincent ^a   Morshead, Cindi M ^a   Van Der Kooy, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Ependyma; Forebrain; Neural stem cells; Proliferation; Subependyma

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; NESTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMA CELL; FOREBRAIN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

EID: 0033152378     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-11-04462.1999     Document Type: Article

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