Postnatal growth of the pons is not well characterized. Here the authors show that growth of the murine pons is fastest during postnatal day 0–4, a period preceding myelination, and is primarily driven by an expansion of the oligodendrocyte population that derive from Sox2+Olig2+progenitors.
- Robert A. Lindquist
- Cristina D. Guinto
- Arturo Alvarez-Buylla