Blood Cells a New Source of Neurons in Crayfish
date:Aug 14, 2014
uced by the immune system in a blood-forming organ that is functionally analogous to bone marrow, explains Dr Beltz.

When these cells are released into the circulation, they are attracted to a specialized region in the brain where stem cells divide, and their descendants develop into functional neurons.

The current work demonstrates that the immune system can produce cells with stem cell properties that can give rise to different types of cells, including both hemocytes and nerve cells.

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