Experimentally-induced microencephaly: Effects on cortical neurons

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-338

  Garbossa, Diego ^a   Vercelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Callosal connections; Cortical heterotopia; Interneurons; Methylazoxymethanol; Microencephaly

Indexed keywords

METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL ACETATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL DIVISION; CELL LABELING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICROCEPHALY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 0038697964     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(03)00053-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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