Initial development of γ-aminobutyric acid immunoreactivity in the human cerebral cortex

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 380, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-506

  Zecevic, N ^a,b   Milosevic, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

brain development; human fetus; immunocytochemistry; subpial granular layer; transient cell populations

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0030900276     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970421)380:4<495::AID-CNE6>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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