These findings provide convincing evidence that the postnatal expansion
of glia is largely due to local production of astrocytes, and may have
implications for our understanding of the pathophysiology of some forms
of glioma, a brain tumour that originates from over-proliferation of
glial cells.
Ge, W.-P. et al. Local generation of glia is a major astrocyte source in postnatal cortex. Nature 28 Mar 2012 (doi: 10.1038/nature10959)
http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v13/n5/full/nrn3247.html?WT.ec_id=NRN-201205
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