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Spontaneous congenital hydrocephalus in the mutant mouse hyh. Changes in the ventricular system and the subcommissural organ.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Feb 1998
Pérez-Fígares J M, Jiménez A J, Pérez-Martín M, Fernández-Llebrez P, Cifuentes M, Riera P, Rodríguez S, Rodríguez E M
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The subcommissural organ is an ependymal gland located at the entrance of the cerebral aqueduct. It secretes glycoproteins into the cerebrospinal fluid, where they aggregate to form Reissner's fiber. This fiber grows along the aqueduct, fourth ventricle, and central canal. There is evidence that...
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