Unique astrocyte ribbon in adult human brain contains neural stem cells but lacks chain migration

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Subventricular zoneNeural stem cellNeuroblastOlfactory bulbRostral migratory streamNeuroscienceBiologyStem cellHuman brainNeuroepithelial cellLateral ventriclesAdult stem cellNeurogenesisCell biologyCentral nervous systemCellular differentiation

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 427
Issue: 6976
Pages: 740-744
Citations: 1295
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                                    Nader Sanai, 
                                
                                    Anthony D. Tramontin, 
                                
                                    Alfredo Quiñones‐Hinojosa
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            Unique astrocyte ribbon in adult human brain contains neural stem cells but lacks chain migration. 
                            Nature
                            , 427
                            (6976)
                            , 740-744.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02301
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature02301