MicroRNAs tune cerebral cortical neurogenesis

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1573-1581

  Volvert, M L ^a   Rogister, F ^a   Moonen, G ^a   Malgrange, B ^a   Nguyen, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Wallon Excellence in Lifesciences and Biotechnology (WELBIO)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cortex; development; microRNA; neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

DICER; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 124; MICRORNA 125B; MICRORNA 128; MICRORNA 132; MICRORNA 134; MICRORNA 137; MICRORNA 34A; MICRORNA 9; MICRORNA LET 7B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULTHOOD; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN COMMISSURE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN SIZE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DENDRITIC SPINE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GENE SILENCING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; THICKNESS;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROGLIA; RIBONUCLEASE III; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84866107729     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: 14765403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2012.96     Document Type: Review

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