The glial identity of neural stem cells
Abstract
Glia are the most numerous cells in the brain, and their many diverse functions highlight their essential role in the nervous system. Recent studies have revealed an unexpected new role for glia in a wide variety of species, that of stem cells/progenitors in the adult and embryonic brain. Differentiation along the glial lineage may be a default state of development reflected in the progression of stem cells along the neuroepithelial-->radial glia-->astrocyte lineage.
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Many original articles, reviews, and textbooks state that the human brain has 100 billion neurons and 10 times more glial cells, usually without citing references.
“Many original articles, reviews and textbooks affirm that we have 100 billion neurons and 10 times more glial cells (Kandel et al., 2000; Ullian et al., 2001; Doetsch, 2003; Nishiyama et al., 2005; Noctor et al., 2007; Allen and Barres, 2009), usually with no references cited.”
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- Authors
- Doetsch, F.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Doetsch, Fiona
- ORCID
- Doetsch, Fiona
- Venue
- Nature Neuroscience
- Published
- 2003-10-28
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1127-1134
- ISSN
- 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
- 1546-1726
- OpenAlex
- W2002514998
- Cited by
- 724
- References
- 3
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- FWCI
- 3.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Harvard University
- Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Keywords
- neural stem cells, glial progenitors, glial lineage, radial glia, astrocytes, neuroepithelium, embryonic brain development
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Astrocytes, Cell Differentiation, Central Nervous System, Epithelial Cells, Neuroglia, Neurons, Stem Cells, Cell Lineage, Lateral Ventricles
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