TGFbeta1 stimulates the over-production of white matter astrocytes from precursors of the "brain marrow" in a rodent model of neonatal encephalopathy.
In children born prematurely and those surviving cerebral ischemia there are white matter abnormalities that correlate with neurological dysfunction. Since this injury occurs in the immature brain, when the majority of subventricular zone (SVZ) cells generate white matter oligodendrocytes, we sought...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2832687?pdf=render |