Growth Factors Released from Gelatin Hydrogel Microspheres Increase New Neurons in the Adult Mouse Brain

• Main Authors: Kanako Nakaguchi (Author), Hideo Jinnou (Author), Naoko Kaneko (Author), Masato Sawada (Author), Takao Hikita (Author), Shinji Saitoh (Author), Yasuhiko Tabata (Author), Kazunobu Sawamoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recent studies have shown that new neurons are continuously generated by endogenous neural stem cells in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the adult mammalian brain. Some of these new neurons migrate to injured brain tissues and differentiate into mature neurons, suggesting that such new neurons may...