Regional differences in synaptogenesis in human cerebral cortex

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 387, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-178

  Huttenlocher, Peter R ^a   Dabholkar, Arun S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Neural development; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SYNAPTOGENESIS; WHITE MATTER;

AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030883534     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19971020)387:2<167::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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