The prospective white matter: An atypical neurogenic niche in the developing cerebellum

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-146

  Leto, K ^a   Bartolini, A ^a   Rossi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell specification; Cerebellum; GABAergic interneuron; Neural development; Postnatal niche

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBELLUM; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MYELINATED NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CEREBELLUM; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELLS;

EID: 77955640063     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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