A neuronal migratory pathway crossing from diencephalon to telencephalon populates amygdala nuclei
Author(s) -
Fernando GarcíaMoreno,
María Pedraza,
Luca Giovanni Di Giovannantonio,
Michela Di Salvio,
Laura LópezMascaraque,
Antonio Simeone,
Juan Carlos
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nature neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 13.403
H-Index - 422
eISSN - 1546-1726
pISSN - 1097-6256
DOI - 10.1038/nn.2556
Subject(s) - diencephalon , cerebrum , neuroscience , amygdala , population , thalamus , biology , habenula , central nervous system , anatomy , medicine , environmental health
Neurons usually migrate and differentiate in one particular encephalic vesicle. We identified a murine population of diencephalic neurons that colonized the telencephalic amygdaloid complex, migrating along a tangential route that crosses a boundary between developing brain vesicles. The diencephalic transcription factor OTP was necessary for this migratory behavior.
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