Thursday, February 16, 2006

Johns Hopkins Scientists Map Brain Area That May Aid Hunt For Human Brain Stem Cells

Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted: February 16, 2006

Summary:

A study led by a Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon has provided the first comprehensive map of a part of the adult human brain containing astrocytes, cells known to produce growth factors critical to the regeneration of damaged neural tissue and that potentially serve as brain stem cells.