NG2-glia : a synaptic element with neural stem cell potential

NG2-glia, identified by their expression of the NG2 chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan (CSPG), represent a fifth glial cell population in the central nervous system (CNS). NG2-glia were originally considered to be oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), but they have properties and distribution in t...

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Main Author: Wigley, Rebekah Josephine
Published: University of Portsmouth 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.500344