Basic FGF increases communication between cells of the developing neocortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 7881-7890

  Nadarajah, B ^a,c   Makarenkova, H ^a,d   Becker, D L ^a   Evans, W H ^b   Parnavelas, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bFGF; Connexin 43; Development; Dye coupling; Gap junctions; Neocortex

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GAP JUNCTION; NEOCORTEX; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032189610     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-19-07881.1998     Document Type: Article

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