Developmental Neurology & Gliogenesis
The developed sensory system emerges during embryonic and post-embryonic development as a result of a series of formative projects that include the formation of nerve cells and their supporting (glia) cells, the relocation of those cells to defined areas within the developing sensory tissue, the establishment of associations of those cells to specific target locales, and specific neuron cell passing.
Gliogenesis occurs primarily in the adult mammalian brain, where glial cells such as astrocytes, schwann cells, oligodendrocytes, and microglia are produced. In this capacity, glial cells serve both the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) (PNS). Following differentiation of glial cell populations, function-specialized glial lineages are formed.
- Neurons
- peripheral nervous system
- Microglia