Oligodendrocyte progenitors: adult stem cells of the central nervous system
(2014)
Journal Article
Crawford, A. H., Stockley, J. H., Tripathi, R. B., Richardson, W. D., & Franklin, R. J. (2014). Oligodendrocyte progenitors: adult stem cells of the central nervous system. Experimental Neurology, 260, 50-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.04.027
Oligodendrocyte progenitors (OPs) are a major proliferating cell population within the adult CNS. In response to myelin loss or increasing demand, OPs have the capacity to differentiate into mature, myelinating oligodendrocytes. The name ‘oligodendro... Read More about Oligodendrocyte progenitors: adult stem cells of the central nervous system.