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Foxd1 is required for proper formation of the optic chiasm.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 2004
Herrera Eloísa, Marcus Riva, Li Suzanne, Williams Scott E, Erskine Lynda, Lai Eseng, Mason Carol
Abstract excerpt
In animals with binocular vision, retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons from each eye sort in the developing ventral diencephalon to project to ipsi- or contralateral targets, thereby forming the optic chiasm. Ipsilaterally projecting axons arise from the ventrotemporal (VT) retina and contralaterally projecting axons primarily from the other retinal quadrants. The winged helix transcription factor Foxd1 (previously...
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