2006
Cortical neurogenesis enhanced by chronic perinatal hypoxia
Fagel DM, Ganat Y, Silbereis J, Ebbitt T, Stewart W, Zhang H, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Cortical neurogenesis enhanced by chronic perinatal hypoxia. Experimental Neurology 2006, 199: 77-91. PMID: 15916762, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2005.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic perinatal hypoxiaCerebral cortexPerinatal hypoxiaCortical neurogenesisCessation of hypoxiaInfant mouse brainSubcortical white matterLower cortical layersMature mammalian brainPostnatal day 3Forebrain subventricular zoneBrdU-positive cellsCortical neuron numberAstroglial cell proliferationNormoxic miceNeonatal injuryNeuronal lossBrain weightCortical neuronsNew neuronsCortical volumeNeuronal markersSubventricular zoneJuvenile micePutative neuroblasts
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