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Fgf receptor 3 activation promotes selective growth and expansion of occipitotemporal cortex.
Neural development - 3 Feb 2009
Thomson Rachel E, Kind Peter C, Graham Nicholas A, Etherson Michelle L, Kennedy John, Fernandes Ana C, Marques Catia S, Hevner Robert F, Iwata Tomoko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fibroblast growth factors (Fgfs) are important regulators of cerebral cortex development. Fgf2, Fgf8 and Fgf17 promote growth and specification of rostromedial (frontoparietal) cortical areas. Recently, the function of Fgf15 in antagonizing Fgf8 in the rostral signaling center was also reported. However, regulation of caudal area formation by Fgf signaling remains unknown. RESULTS: In mutant mice with...
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