The distribution of doublecortin-immunopositive cells in the brains of four afrotherian mammals: The hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) , the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) , the eastern rock sengi (Elephantulus myurus) and the four-toed sengi (Petrodromus tetradactylus)

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 227-241

  Patzke, Nina ^a   LeRoy, Andrea ^a   Ngubane, Nhlanhla W ^a   Bennett, Nigel C ^b   Medger, Katarina ^b   Gravett, Nadine ^a   Kaswera Kyamakya, Consolate ^c   Gilissen, Emmanuel ^d,e,f   Chawana, Richard ^a   Manger, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KISANGANI   (Congo)

^d ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult neurogenesis; Afrotheria; Doublecortin; Elephant shrew; Golden mole; Habitat diversity; Hippocampus; Hyrax; Mammals; Rostral migratory stream; Sengi

Indexed keywords

AFROTHERIA; AMBLYSOMUS HOTTENTOTUS; CHRYSOCHLORIDAE; ELEPHANTULUS MYURUS; MAMMALIA; PETRODROMUS TETRADACTYLUS; PROCAVIA CAPENSIS; PROCAVIIDAE;

DOUBLECORTIN PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MOLE (INSECTIVORA); NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SHREW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MOLES; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; SHREWS;

EID: 84910023497     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: 14219743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000367934     Document Type: Article

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