The evolution of neuronal progenitor cell division in mammals: The role of the abnormal spindle-like microcephaly associated (Aspm) protein and epithelial cell polarity
Among mammals, primates are exceptional for their large brain size relative to body size. Relative brain size, or encephalization, is particularly striking among humans and their direct ancestors. Since the human-chimp split 5 to 7 million years ago, brain size has tripled in the human lineage (Wood...
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Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden
2007
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| Online Access: | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:swb:14-1184837029919-80275 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:swb:14-1184837029919-80275 http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/1923/1184837029919-8027.pdf |