Emerging new sites for adult neurogenesis in the mammalian brain: A comparative study between the hypothalamus and the classical neurogenic zones

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2042-2052

  Migaud, Martine ^a,b,c,d,e   Batailler, Martine ^a,b,c,d,e   Segura, Stéphanie ^a,b,c,d,e   Duittoz, Anne ^a,b,c,d,e   Franceschini, Isabelle ^a,b,c,d,e   Pillon, Delphine ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d Haras Nationaux   (France)

^e IFR135 Imagerie Fonctionnelle   (France)

Author keywords

Adult neurogenesis; Hypothalamus; Neural stem cells; Neuroendocrinology; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NESTIN; POLYSIALYLATED NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; GLIA CELL; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GRANULE CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; STEM CELL NICHE; THIRD VENTRICLE;

EID: 78650021224     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07521.x     Document Type: Article

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