Fetal brain development in chimpanzees versus humans

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 2012, Pages R791-R792

  Sakai, Tomoko ^a   Hirata, Satoshi ^a,b   Fuwa, Kohki ^b   Sugama, Keiko ^b   Kusunoki, Kiyo ^b   Makishima, Haruyuki ^a   Eguchi, Tatsuya ^a   Yamada, Shigehito ^c   Ogihara, Naomichi ^d   Takeshita, Hideko ^e  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

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EID: 84866643946     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.062     Document Type: Letter

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