Neural stem cells (NSCs) refer to cells which can self-renew and differentiate into the three neural lineages. Here, we describe a protocol to determine NSC frequency in a given cell population using neurosphere formation and differentiation under clonal conditions.
Narayanan, G., Yu, Y. H., Tham, M., Gan, H. T., Ramasamy, S., Sankaran, S., Hariharan, S., Ahmed, S. Enumeration of Neural Stem Cells Using Clonal Assays. J. Vis. Exp. (116), e54456, doi:10.3791/54456 (2016).