Critical steps in the early evolution of the isocortex. Insights from developmental biology

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1455-1472

  Aboitiz, F ^a   Montiel, J ^a   Lopez J ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cdk5; Dorsal ventricular ridge; Reelin; Tangential migration; Ventral pallium

Indexed keywords

CDK 5 KINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN P35; REELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL MIGRATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HYPOTHESIS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY CORTEX; PROTEIN SECRETION; REPTILE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0036904736     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002001200006     Document Type: Article

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