Newborn Neurons In Adult Brain Can Settle In The Wrong Neighborhood
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 23:35
in Biology & Nature
In a study that could have significant consequences for neural tissue transplantation strategies, researchers report that inactivating a specific gene in adult neural stem cells makes nerve cells emerging from those precursors form connections in the wrong part of the adult brain.
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