Ex vivo neurogenesis within enteric ganglia occurs in a PTEN dependent manner.

A population of multipotent stem cells capable of differentiating into neurons and glia has been isolated from adult intestine in humans and rodents. While these cells may provide a pool of stem cells for neurogenesis in the enteric nervous system (ENS), such a function has been difficult to demonst...

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Main Authors: Laren Becker, Johann Peterson, Subhash Kulkarni, Pankaj Jay Pasricha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3602370?pdf=render