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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Published inNeuroscience Vol. 323; pp. 3 - 9
Main Authors Ge, W.-P, Jia, J.-M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Ltd 26.05.2016
Subjects
Animals
astrocyte
Astrocytes - physiology
Cell Proliferation - physiology
cerebral cortex
Cerebral Cortex - growth & development
Cerebral Cortex - physiology
Humans
Neurology
NG2 glia
proliferation
radial glia
SVZ
P
postnatal
subventricular zone
cerebral cortex
ventricular zone
radial glia
VZ
proliferation
SVZ
astrocyte
NG2 glia
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0306-4522
1873-7544
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.08.057