Cell Migration: Catapulting Neurons from the Ventricular Zone?
From: Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
Current biology : CB
- Publish Date: Mar 2007
- ISSN: 0960-9822
- Volume: 17
- Issue: 5
- Pages: R176-8
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Clarke Jon, et al. Cell Migration: Catapulting Neurons from the Ventricular Zone?. Curr. Biol. Mar 2007;17:R176-8
Abstract
In the developing vertebrate brain, newly born neurons migrate away from the proliferative zones. A new paper suggests that the initial phase of this migration may be propelled by the mechanical properties of the new neurons’ processes rather than more conventional mechanisms of cell migration.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Biomechanics, Cell Movement, Cerebral Ventricles, Fetal Stem Cells, Mice, Microsurgery, Neurons
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