Adult neurogenesis as a potential therapy for neurodegenerative diseases.
Journal Article
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are progressive neurological diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. Recent identification and advances in our understanding of multi-potent neural stem cells/progenitors in the mature CNS has raised the possibility that these discoveries can be translated into an effective therapy for degenerative neurological disease.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Jordan, JD; Ming, G-L; Song, H
Published Date
- August 2006
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 6 / 34
Start / End Page
- 144 - 147
PubMed ID
- 17234134
Pubmed Central ID
- 17234134
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1944-7930
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States