Genetic malformations of the human cerebral cortex

Neuron

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-29

  Walsh, Christopher A ^a  

^a HARVARD INSTITUTES OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGYRIA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MALFORMATION; FOREBRAIN; GENETIC DISORDER; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; KALLMANN SYNDROME; MICROGYRIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZENCEPHALY; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; WALKER WARBURG SYNDROME;

EID: 0033136701     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80749-7     Document Type: Review

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