Decrease in excitatory neurons, astrocytes and proliferating progenitors in the cerebral cortex of mice lacking exon 3 from the <it>Fgf2 </it>gene

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>Fgf2 </it>gene is expressed in the brain neuroepithelium during embryonic development and in astroglial cells throughout life. Previous knockout studies suggested that FGF2 plays a role in the proliferation of neu...

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Main Authors: Sanford L Philip, Doetschman Thomas, Shin Dana, Ohkubo Yasushi, Chen Kesi, Li Hongqi, Vaccarino Flora M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/9/94