2002
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Necessary for the Growth of Glutamate Projection Neurons in the Anterior Neocortex
Korada S, Zheng W, Basilico C, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Is Necessary for the Growth of Glutamate Projection Neurons in the Anterior Neocortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 863-875. PMID: 11826116, PMCID: PMC6758485, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-03-00863.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexParietal cortexAnterior cerebral cortexGlutamatergic pyramidal neuronsGABA receptor agonistsGlutamatergic neuronal populationsDuration of sleepAnterior cortical regionsBasic fibroblast growth factorCell numberNull mutant miceGranule cell numberFibroblast growth factor-2Fibroblast growth factorGABA interneuronsGrowth factor 2Fgf2-/- micePyramidal neuronsInhibitory neurotransmissionProjection neuronsAnterior neocortexReceptor agonistPyramidal cellsOccipital cortexNeuronal populations
2000
Differential Modulation of Proliferation in the Neocortical Ventricular and Subventricular Zones
Haydar T, Wang F, Schwartz M, Rakic P. Differential Modulation of Proliferation in the Neocortical Ventricular and Subventricular Zones. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 5764-5774. PMID: 10908617, PMCID: PMC3823557, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-15-05764.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsAntimetabolitesBromodeoxyuridineCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell MovementCerebral VentriclesClone CellsExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFetusGABA AgonistsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic AcidKainic AcidMiceMice, Inbred ICRMuscimolNeocortexNeuronsOrgan Culture TechniquesStem CellsConceptsVentricular zoneNeural progenitor populationsNeural progenitor proliferationSubventricular zoneProgenitor populationsCell cycleProgenitor cloneProgenitor proliferationEmbryonic cerebrumNeocortical growthProliferationDifferential responsivenessRecent studiesBromodeoxyuridine uptakeDifferential modulationOrganotypic slice culturesClassical neurotransmitters GABAOpposite effectNeurotransmitter GABARelative contributionClonesDisparate effectsRegulationSlice culturesSpecific GABA
1995
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Increases the Number of Excitatory Neurons Containing Glutamate in the Cerebral Cortex
Vaccarino F, Schwartz M, Hartigan D, Leckman J. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Increases the Number of Excitatory Neurons Containing Glutamate in the Cerebral Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 1995, 5: 64-78. PMID: 7719131, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/5.1.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorNerve growth factorGlutamate-containing neuronsCerebral cortexFibroblast growth factorGrowth factorAspartate-containing neuronsDifferent neurotransmitter phenotypesNumber of GABARatio of glutamateStem cellsNeurotransmitter phenotypeExcitatory neuronsInhibitory neuronsRat telencephalonVentricular zoneBFGF mRNAGABANeuronsCortexGlutamateDiffusible factorsThreefold increaseCellsFactors