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Expression of the Neural Stem Cell Marker Msi-1 in the Rat Telencephalon

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The aim of the present work was to study the distribution of cells expressing Musashi-1 (Msi-1) protein, which is regarded as a marker for neural stem cells, in the rat telencephalon. These cells were found to be concentrated in the subventricular proliferative zone and diffusely distributed in the striatum and hippocampus. In addition, intense reactions for Msi-1 were given by neurons in the habenular nuclei. These results are not in full agreement with existing views on the locations of neural stem cells in the brain.

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  1. Laboratory of Central and Peripheral Nervous System Functional Morphology (Director: Doctor of Medical Sciences D. E. Korzhevskii), Department of General and Special Morphology, Research Institute of Experimental Medicine, North-Western Branch, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

    O. V. Kirik, O. S. Alekseeva & D. E. Korzhevskii

  2. Comparative Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (Director: Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences A. I. Krivchenko), I. M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

    O. S. Alekseeva

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Translated from Morfologiya, Vol. 139, No. 2, pp. 77–79, March–April, 2011.

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Kirik, O.V., Alekseeva, O.S. & Korzhevskii, D.E. Expression of the Neural Stem Cell Marker Msi-1 in the Rat Telencephalon. Neurosci Behav Physi 42, 617–619 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11055-012-9611-1

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