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Published on: March 20, 2014
GABAergic Interneurons Control Adult Neurogenesis but Astrocytes Have the Last Word
Mariela F Trinchero1, Alejandro F Schinder1
1Laboratorio de Plasticidad Neuronal, Fundación Instituto Leloir-Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Patricias Argentinas 435, Buenos Aires C1405BWE, Argentina.
Abstract:
Adult neurogenesis depends on the decision of neural stem cells to leave quiescence and become neurons. In this issue, Asrican et al. show that the neuropeptide cholecystokinin released by interneurons promotes the neuronal fate through astrocytic signaling.
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