Midbrain Patterning

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 879-886

  Agarwala, S ^a   Ragsdale, C W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

DMBX1; Dopamine neurons; FGF8; Floor plate; Isthmic organizer; Mesencephalon; Midbrain arcs; Midbrain hindbrain boundary; Oculomotor complex; Optic tectum; Red nucleus; Sonic hedgehog; WNT

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951493317     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.01074-3     Document Type: Chapter

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