Development of body, head and brain features in the Australian fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Marsupialia: Dasyuridae); A postnatal model of forebrain formation.

Most of our understanding of forebrain development comes from research of eutherian mammals, such as rodents, primates, and carnivores. However, as the cerebral cortex forms largely prenatally, observation and manipulation of its development has required invasive and/or ex vivo procedures. Marsupial...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Suárez, Annalisa Paolino, Peter Kozulin, Laura R Fenlon, Laura R Morcom, Robert Englebright, Patricia J O'Hara, Peter J Murray, Linda J Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5589244?pdf=render