Increased proliferation of precursor cells in the adult rat brain after targeted lesioning.

doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(96)00979-1

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Increased proliferation of precursor cells in the adult rat brain after targeted lesioning.

Brain research - 16 Dec 1996

Weinstein D E, Burrola P, Kilpatrick T J

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There have been a number of reports on the proliferation of a subset of precursor cells in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricles in the adult mammalian brain. Here we report on studies that sought to ascertain whether these cells could respond to a targeted lesion of the adult brain b...

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Animals
Cell Count
Cell Division
Cerebral Ventricles
Female
Hippocampus
Mitotic Index
Phenotype
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Reference Values
Stem Cells

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