Identification and Functional Characterization of CD133⁺GFAP⁺CD117⁺Sca1⁺ Neural Stem Cells

C57BL/6 mice were used to isolate and identify CD133+GFAP+CD117+Sca1+ cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus region of the mouse brain as a novel neural stem cell population, in terms of cell phenotype, self-renewal capacity, and differentiation capability.