Cerebral developmental disorders

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 614-620

  Lian, Gewei ^a   Sheen, Volney ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral malformations; Genes; Neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

AGYRIA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; MICROCEPHALY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

1-ALKYL-2-ACETYLGLYCEROPHOSPHOCHOLINE ESTERASE; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS;

EID: 33751016367     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328010542d     Document Type: Review

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