Subplate neurons: bridging the gap to function in the cortex.
The importance of subplate neurons in controlling multiple steps of cortex development was recognized more than a decade ago. However, knowledge of the precise function of subplate neurons in the establishment of cortical circuitry has been missing. A recent study has now started to dissect the functional and molecular mechanisms underlying the generation of transient neuronal circuitry in the visual cortex.
Arber
Silvia
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Biozentrum, Department of Cell Biology, University of Basel, and Freidrich Miescher Institute, Switzerland. silvia.arber@unibas.ch
D000818:Animals; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development