Strategies for the generation of neuronal diversity in the developing central nervous system

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 6987-6998

  McConnell, Susan K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral cortex; hindbrain; homeodomain; induction; neurogenesis; pattern formation; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIVISION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINEAGE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0028783366     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-11-06987.1995     Document Type: Review

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