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In vivo analysis of choroid plexus morphogenesis in zebrafish.
PloS one - 1 Sept 2008
García-Lecea Marta, Kondrychyn Igor, Fong Steven H, Ye Zhang-Rui, Korzh Vladimir
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The choroid plexus (ChP), a component of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), produces the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and as a result plays a role in (i) protecting and nurturing the brain as well as (ii) in coordinating neuronal migration during neurodevelopment. Until now ChP development was not analyzed in living vertebrates due to technical problems. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We have analyzed the...
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