Stem cells in the adult human brain

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-37

  Ahmed, Aminul I ^a,b   Zaben, Malik ^a   Gray, William P ^a,b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adult neurogenesis; endogenous; regeneration; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; HUMAN; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROSCIENCE; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; DENTATE GYRUS; FORECASTING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 79951710149     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2010.525264     Document Type: Review

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