Phenotype overlap in glial cell populations: astroglia, oligodendroglia and NG-2(+) cells

The extent to which NG-2(+) cells form a distinct population separate from astrocytes is central to understanding whether this important cell class is wholly an oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) or has additional functions akin to those classically ascribed to astrocytes. Early immuno-staining st...

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Main Author: Robert eFern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2015.00049/full