Get to know your stem cells.
Our view of the central nervous system has changed dramatically over the past few years. It is now well established that new neurons are generated continuously in adult mammals, including humans. These neurons derive from self-renewing multipotent neural stem cells. The identify of these stem cells has recently been unveiled.
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D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000166:cytology; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*