Genetic and epigenetic contributions to the cortical phenotype in mammals

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 75, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 391-397

  Larsen, DeLaine D ^b   Krubitzer, Leah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Cortical development; Cortical organization; Evolution; Somatosensory cortex; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MAMMAL; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MAMMALS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 40249088304     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.041     Document Type: Review

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