Adult neurogenesis: Mechanisms and functional significance

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1983-1986

  Braun, Simon M G ^a,b   Jessberger, Sebastian ^a,b  

^a University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

^b Neuroscience Center Zurich and Division of Neurosurgery   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Neural stem cell; Neurogenesis; Neurons; Neuropsychiatric disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE;

ADULT; ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MICE; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL NICHE;

EID: 84900036105     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.104596     Document Type: Article

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