Some nerve cells located in the brain and spinal cord don't undergo mitosis once they reach maturity. What potential problems may exist for a person because of this? Please help and thank you in advance.
1 Answer
Feb 13, 2018
Due to the specific unipotent properties of these nerve cells, they are unable to reproduce, causing permanent injuries, like paralysis.
Explanation:
Some specific nerve cells have reproductive genes turned 'off', causing them to be unable to reproduce. However, due to their specific nature, they are unable to be replaced by adult pluripotent stem cells.
The majority of problems resulting from this is the inability for the body to heal or replace these cells, causing injuries to be permanent and age to, well, cause delays.
Some problems could be paralysis, dementia, alzheimer's, and pretty much any nerve related neurological injury remaining unhealed.
At least this is my understanding.
