Neuronal specification in the spinal cord: inductive signals and transcriptional codes
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- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Genetics
- Vol. 1 (1) , 20-29
- https://doi.org/10.1038/35049541
Abstract
Neural circuits are assembled with remarkable precision during embryonic development, and the selectivity inherent in their formation helps to define the behavioural repertoire of the mature organism. In the vertebrate central nervous system, this developmental program begins with the differentiation of distinct classes of neurons from progenitor cells located at defined positions within the neural tube. The mechanisms that specify the identity of neural cells have been examined in many regions of the nervous system and reveal a high degree of conservation in the specification of cell fate by key signalling molecules.Keywords
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