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
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