Differentiation of Stem Cells into Glia

Differentiation of Stem Cells into Glia

Neural stem cells isolated from the adult hippocampus can be grown in cell culture and differentiated into the three major cell types of the nervous system, including astrocytes (red) and oligodendrocytes (green). Nuclei are labeled blue.

Image courtesy of Linda Hinh and David Schaffer, Schaffer Lab, Berkeley Stem Cell Center