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Expansion of the piriform cortex contributes to corticothalamic pathfinding defects in Gli3 conditional mutants.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) - 1 Feb 2015
Amaniti Eleni-Maria, Fu Chaoying, Lewis Sean, Saisana Marina, Magnani Dario, Mason John O, Theil Thomas
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The corticothalamic and thalamocortical tracts play essential roles in the communication between the cortex and thalamus. During development, axons forming these tracts have to follow a complex path to reach their target areas. While much attention has been paid to the mechanisms regulating their passage through the ventral telencephalon, very little is known about how the developing cortex contributes to...
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