Running increases cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult mouse dentate gyrus

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 266-270

  Van Praag, Henriette ^a   Kempermann, Gerd ^a,b   Gage, Fred H ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING;

ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RUNNING; SWIMMING;

EID: 0033360314     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/6368     Document Type: Article

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