There is a need to refine the test to differentiate among the different categories of precursor cells.
The precursor cells were then observed while they continued to develop.
As precursor cells develop in the subgranular zone, they form clusters.
Sometimes precursor cell is used as an alternative term for multipotent stem cells.
The imaginal precursor cells have no functional role in the larva.
His work proves, contrary to previous belief, that such precursor cells remain in the brain throughout life.
But the Canadians did not know precisely where in the brains the precursor cells came from because their specimens included large areas of the organ.
Studies to date show that the precursor cells are not found in the human cortex.
But the researchers still need to map the entire human brain to determine the precise location of the precursor cells.
She showed that precursor cells within the neural crest were multipotent.