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. 2018 Aug 20;12:268. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00268

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Schematic representation of the subventricular zone (SVZ) neurogenic niche. The niche is located underneath the ependymal cells (in orange) lining the lateral ventricle (LV). It is constituted by type B neural stem cells (in blue, B) which can activate and generate type C neural progenitor cells (NPCs; in green, C) that proliferate rapidly and generate type A neuroblasts (in red, A). Type B cells extend a short apical process to contact the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and a long basal process that terminate on blood vessels (BVs). Astrocytes (in pale blue) contact BVs, ependymal cells and type C cells and surround migrating neuroblasts towards the olfactory bulb. Microglial cells (in gray) contact type A, type B and type C cells and also BVs.