Intrauterine growth and the tangential expansion of the human cerebral cortex in times of food scarcity and abundance
Abstract Tangential growth of the human cerebral cortex is driven by cell proliferation during the first and second trimester of pregnancy. Fetal growth peaks in mid-gestation. Here, we explore how genes associated with fetal growth relate to cortical growth. We find that both maternal and fetal gen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-02-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45409-6 |