Local production of astrocytes in the cerebral cortex

Highlights • Most astrocytes in the rodent cortex are produced early in the postnatal period. • Four sources of astrocyte production exist in the cerebral cortex. • Local production accounts for a major portion of astrocytes in the postnatal cortex. • Astrocytes continue to proliferate locally in ad...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuroscience 2016-05, Vol.323, p.3-9
Hauptverfasser: Ge, W.-P, Jia, J.-M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Most astrocytes in the rodent cortex are produced early in the postnatal period. • Four sources of astrocyte production exist in the cerebral cortex. • Local production accounts for a major portion of astrocytes in the postnatal cortex. • Astrocytes continue to proliferate locally in adult mice.
ISSN:0306-4522
1873-7544
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.08.057