Astroglial-mediated remodeling of the interhemispheric midline during telencephalic development is exclusive to eutherian mammals

Abstract The corpus callosum forms the major interhemispheric connection in the human brain and is unique to eutherian (or placental) mammals. The developmental events associated with the evolutionary emergence of this structure, however, remain poorly understood. A key step in callosal formation is...

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Main Authors: Ilan Gobius, Rodrigo Suárez, Laura Morcom, Annalisa Paolino, Timothy J. Edwards, Peter Kozulin, Linda J. Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Neural Development
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13064-017-0086-1