Novel control by the CA3 region of the hippocampus on neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of the adult rat.

The dentate gyrus is a site of continued neurogenesis in the adult brain. The CA3 region of the hippocampus is the major projection area from the dentate gyrus. CA3 sends reciprocal projections back to the dentate gyrus. Does this imply that CA3 exerts some control over neurogenesis? We studied the...

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Main Authors: Jian Xin Liu, Scarlett B Pinnock, Joe Herbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3060811?pdf=render