摘要
Background and early studies: Endogenous tri-potential neural stem cells (NSCs) exist in the adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS). In the spinal cord, NSCs distribute throughout the entire cord, but exist predominately in white matter tracts. The phenotypic fate of these cells in white matter is glial, largely oligodendrocyte, but not neuronal.
Background and early studies: Endogenous tri-potential neural stem cells (NSCs) exist in the adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS). In the spinal cord, NSCs distribute throughout the entire cord, but exist predominately in white matter tracts. The phenotypic fate of these cells in white matter is glial, largely oligodendrocyte, but not neuronal.