Abstract

Doc number: 3

Abstract: Neurogenesis in the developing central nervous system consists of the induction and proliferation of neural progenitor cells and their subsequent differentiation into mature neurons. External as well as internal cues orchestrate neurogenesis in a precise temporal and spatial way. In the last 20 years, the zebrafish has proven to be an excellent model organism to study neurogenesis in the embryo. Recently, this vertebrate has also become a model for the investigation of adult neurogenesis and neural regeneration. Here, we summarize the contributions of zebrafish in neural development and adult neurogenesis.

Details

Title
Neurogenesis in zebrafish - from embryo to adult
Author
Schmidt, Rebecca; Strähle, Uwe; Scholpp, Steffen
Pages
3
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
1749-8104
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1314344062
Copyright
© 2013 Schmidt et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.