Plasticity of brain in normal adult some earth-dwelling Anamnia and terrestrial Amniota: further review on the trend of seasonal environmental influence on encephalic proliferation, as revealed by immunohistochemistry
The immunohistochemical evidence provided by the present authors about the persistence of latent naturai brain proliferative potentially in adult vertebrate brain and its response to cyclic seasonal environmental fluctuations (temperature, photoperiod) has been reviewed. These stimuli elicit an otherwise hidden mitotic activity thanks to stem cells still present especially in less high vertebrates like Triturus carni/ex, Rana bergeri, Podarcis sicula.