| Literature DB >> 26931327 |
H Georg Kuhn1, Amelia J Eisch2, Kirsty Spalding3, Daniel A Peterson4.
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Studies of adult neurogenesis have greatly expanded in the last decade, largely as a result of improved tools for detecting and quantifying neurogenesis. In this review, we summarize and critically evaluate detection methods for neurogenesis in mammalian and human brain tissue. Besides thymidine analog labeling, cell-cycle markers are discussed, as well as cell stage and lineage commitment markers. Use of these histological tools is critically evaluated in terms of their strengths and limitations, as well as possible artifacts. Finally, we discuss the method of radiocarbon dating for determining cell and tissue turnover in humans.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26931327 PMCID: PMC4772100 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a025981
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol ISSN: 1943-0264 Impact factor: 10.005