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Neural stem cells: form and function

Nature Neuroscience volume 5, pages 392–394 (2002)Cite this article

Two reports demonstrate more convincingly than ever that progeny of adult hippocampal stem cells become functional neurons in vitro and integrate into existing circuitry in vivo.

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Figure 1: Adult-generated hippocampal neurons are functionally integrated with pre-existing neurons in vivo and in vitro.

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