title: What are the characteristics of cycling cells in the adult central nervous system?
abstract: Many regions of the adult central nervous system contain cycling cells. Such cells comprise a relatively small fraction of the total population of the CNS. Work over decades has attempted to determine the normal fates of these cells and their fates under pathological conditions. The recent interest in "stem" cells and "progenitors" in the adult CNS has sparked a much revived exploration into the nature of these cells and in the signals by which they may be induced to differentiate into mature neurons or glia. This population has not yet been fully characterized, although it has become clear that this is a heterogeneous group of cells, differing in morphology, antigen expression, migratory capacity, and potential fates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA. jeg5@columbia.edu
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002465:Cell Movement; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000166:cytology*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology