| Value |
20
new cells/day
|
| Organism |
Mouse Mus musculus |
| Reference |
Lindvall O, McKay R. Brain repair by cell replacement and regeneration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Jun 24 100(13):7430-1 p.7431 middle column bottom paragraphPubMed ID12810949
|
| Primary Source |
Zhao M et al., Evidence for neurogenesis in the adult mammalian substantia nigra. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Jun 24 100(13):7925-30.PubMed ID12792021
|
| Comments |
"Zhao et al. (primary source)
provide the first experimental evidence
that self-repair mechanisms may operate
also in the adult substantia nigra. The
results suggest that dopamine neurons
are constantly turned over, they die and
are replaced at a very low rate (20 new
cells per day)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109890 |