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Newborn neuroblasts feel the field in the adult brain
Author(s) -
Chen Sisi,
Schaffer David V
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2012.223
Subject(s) - neuroblast , neuroscience , biology , endogeny , neurogenesis , endocrinology
A paper in this issue of EMBO reports shows that endogenous electric currents exist in the adult mouse brain and that they may guide neuroblast migration. These findings and their implications are discussed here.