2012
Learning and Memory Depend on Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Functioning in Hippocampus
Stevens HE, Jiang GY, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Learning and Memory Depend on Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Functioning in Hippocampus. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 71: 1090-1098. PMID: 22541947, PMCID: PMC3371339, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF receptor 2Fibroblast growth factorDentate gyrusReceptor 2Embryonic knockoutWater maze probe trialGrowth factor receptor 2Reference memoryFactor receptor 2Spatial reference memoryNeural stem cellsFibroblast growth factor receptor 2Immature neuronsCortical neuronsHippocampal volumeInducible knockout miceParvalbumin interneuronsShort-term learningGranule cellsKnockout miceSeparate cellular componentsHippocampusLong-term reference memoryAdult spatial memoryGrowth factor
2000
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (Fgf2) Is Necessary for Cell Proliferation and Neurogenesis in the Developing Cerebral Cortex
Raballo R, Rhee J, Lyn-Cook R, Leckman J, Schwartz M, Vaccarino F. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (Fgf2) Is Necessary for Cell Proliferation and Neurogenesis in the Developing Cerebral Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 5012-5023. PMID: 10864959, PMCID: PMC6772267, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-13-05012.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell DivisionCerebral CortexChoroid PlexusEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentFibroblast Growth Factor 2Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm-Line MutationGestational AgeMiceMice, KnockoutProsencephalonReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorTelencephalonConceptsFgf2 knockout micePseudostratified ventricular epitheliumKnockout miceCerebral cortexCortical neuronsFrontal cerebral cortexDeep cortical layersBasic fibroblast growth factorEnd of neurogenesisCortical neuron numberNeuronal progenitor cellsNull mutant miceBasic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) geneFibroblast growth factorDegree of apoptosisLarge neuronsBasal gangliaCortical layersFgf2 knockoutGrowth factor geneMutant miceVentricular epitheliumGermline mutationsNeuron numberNeurogenesis
1999
Changes in cerebral cortex size are governed by fibroblast growth factor during embryogenesis
Vaccarino F, Schwartz M, Raballo R, Nilsen J, Rhee J, Zhou M, Doetschman T, Coffin J, Wyland J, Hung Y. Changes in cerebral cortex size are governed by fibroblast growth factor during embryogenesis. Nature Neuroscience 1999, 2: 246-253. PMID: 10195217, DOI: 10.1038/6350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudostratified ventricular epitheliumFibroblast growth factor-2Number of gliaAdult cerebral cortexEnd of neurogenesisCerebral cortex sizeFibroblast growth factorGrowth factor 2Cerebral cortexCerebral ventricleSingle microinjectionCortical neuronsBrdU studiesCortical progenitorsVentricular epitheliumCortex sizeGrowth factorRat embryosFGF2 geneEarly neurogenesisFGF receptorsFactor 2GliaNeurogenesisCell cycle length
1997
Chronic postnatal hypoxia increases the numbers of cortical neurons
Stewart W, Ment L, Schwartz M. Chronic postnatal hypoxia increases the numbers of cortical neurons. Brain Research 1997, 760: 17-21. PMID: 9237513, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00271-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical neuronsHypoxic ratsSublethal hypoxiaChronic postnatal hypoxiaChronic sublethal hypoxiaDays of hypoxiaCell deathPostnatal hypoxiaPremature infantsNeuronal densityBrain weightChronic hypoxiaCortical volumeClinical problemAnimal modelsCortical cell deathRatsThird dayHypoxiaLower bodyNeurodevelopmental disordersNeuronsConsiderable evidenceProlonged periodDeath
1992
Early Expression of GABA-containing Neurons in the Prefrontal and Visual Cortices of Rhesus Monkeys
Schwartz M, Meinecke D. Early Expression of GABA-containing Neurons in the Prefrontal and Visual Cortices of Rhesus Monkeys. Cerebral Cortex 1992, 2: 16-37. PMID: 1633406, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/2.1.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubplate zoneCortical neuronsRhesus monkeysDensity of GABADistribution of GABAPrimary sensory regionsFirst postnatal weekElectron microscopic immunohistochemistryImmunoreactive neuronsCerebral cortexTransmitter phenotypeCortical maturationCortical plateBipolar neuronsSubventricular zonePostnatal weekCerebral wallCortical neurogenesisVisual cortexMature monkeysVentricular zoneGABASynaptic interactionsDay 41Neurons
1991
Early phenotype expression of cortical neurons: evidence that a subclass of migrating neurons have callosal axons.
Schwartz ML, Rakic P, Goldman-Rakic PS. Early phenotype expression of cortical neurons: evidence that a subclass of migrating neurons have callosal axons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1991, 88: 1354-1358. PMID: 1705036, PMCID: PMC51016, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.4.1354.Peer-Reviewed Original Research