Patterning of the embryonic forebrain

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-26

  Rubenstein, John Lr ^a   Beachy, Philip A ^b  

^a Ctr Neurbio Psychiat Dept P   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL GANGLION; BIRTH DEFECT; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FOREBRAIN; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROECTODERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THALAMUS; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0031948945     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80004-4     Document Type: Article

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