Neural stem cells and neurogenesis in the adult

Christian Göritz; Jonas Frisén

doi:10.1016/j.stem.2012.04.005

Neural stem cells and neurogenesis in the adult

Cell Stem Cell. 2012 Jun 14;10(6):657-659. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2012.04.005.

Authors

Christian Göritz¹, Jonas Frisén²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
² Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: jonas.frisen@ki.se.

PMID: 22704503
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2012.04.005

Abstract

Research in the field of adult neurogenesis has seen substantial progress over recent years. Here we discuss some of the major focus areas for future investigation: neural stem cell heterogeneity, the role of latent stem cells, and the extent of neurogenesis in the adult human brain.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain / cytology*
Humans
Neural Stem Cells / cytology*
Neural Stem Cells / physiology*
Neurogenesis*