Signaling pathways that regulate specification of neurons in developing cerebral cortex

Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-8

  Levitt, Pat ^a   Eagleson, Kathie L ^a   Chan, Allison V ^b   Ferri, Raymond T ^c   Lillien, Laura ^d  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Collagen type IV; Differentiation; Limbic system; Neural induction; Transforming growth factor alpha

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGIONALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

EID: 0031058639     PISSN: 03785866     EISSN: 14219859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111177     Document Type: Article

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