Activity dependency and aging in the regulation of adult neurogenesis

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Kempermann, Gerd ^a  

^a CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE THERAPIES DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; CELL AGING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL AGING; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROGENESIS;

EID: 84946408716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a018929     Document Type: Article

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