Human cortex development: Estimates of neuronal numbers indicate major loss late during gestation

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 320-328

  Rabinowicz, Theodore ^a   De Courten Myers, Gabrielle M ^b   Petetot, Jean Mcdonald Comber ^a   Xi, Guohua ^b   De Los Reyes, Emily ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cerebral cortex; Developmental biology; Fetal development; Human development; Neuronal plasticity; Neurons

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029995276     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199603000-00007     Document Type: Article

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