A neuroblast is a dividing cell that will develop into neurons or glia. The characterisation of neuroblasts and their development in Drosophila melanogaster was widely achieved by Chris Doe, Corey Goodman and Mike Bate. In humans, neuroblasts produced by stem cells in the adult subventricular zone migrate into damaged areas after brain injuries. However, they are restricted to the subtype of small interneuron-like cells, and it is unlikely that they contribute to functional recovery of stratial circuits. ^[1]

[edit] See also

• Neuroblastoma
• Neuroepithelial cell

v • d • e Prenatal development/Mammalian development of nervous system (GA 9.733) General neural development/ neurulation/neurula Notochord · Neuroectoderm · Neural plate · Neural folds · Neural groove Neural crest (Cranial, Trunk, Cardiac) · Neural tube (Neuromere/Rhombomere, Cephalic flexure) Alar plate (sensory) · Basal plate (motor) Glioblast · Neuroblast note: mostly ecoderm, but mesoderm is precursor for epineurium, perineurium, and endoneurium central nervous system navs: anat/physio/dev, noncongen/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

[edit] References

1. ^ Liu, F (April 2009). "Brain Injury Does Not Alter the Intrinsic Differentiation Potential of Adult Neuroblasts". The Journal of Neuroscience 29 (16): 5075–5087. http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/29/16/5075. 

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