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ReviewThe Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry2008

Radial glia cells in the developing human brain.

Brian M Howard, Zhicheng Mo, Radmila Filipovic, Anna R Moore, Srdjan D Antic, Nada Zecevic

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Review in The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brian M HowardWeill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
Zhicheng Mo
Radmila Filipovic
Anna R Moore
Srdjan D Antic
Nada Zecevic
UConn Health · USCornell University · US

Funding

Development of the Cerebral Cortex in MammalsR01NS041489 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI ZECEVIC, NADA R · 2001 to 2013
$3.8M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS041489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human radial glia (RG) share many of the features described in rodents, but also have a number of characteristics unique to the human brain. Results obtained from different mammalian species including human and non-human primates reveal differences in the involvement of RG in neurogenesis and oligodendrogenesis and in the timing of the initial expression of typical RG immunomarkers. A common problem in studying the human brain is that experimental procedures using modern molecular and genetic methods, such as in vivo transduction with retroviruses or creation of knockout or transgenic mutants, are not possible. Nevertheless, abundant and valuable information about the development of the human brain has been revealed using postmortem human material. Additionally, a combination and spectrum of in vitro techniques are used to gain knowledge about normal developmental processes in the human brain, including better understanding of RG as progenitor cells. Molecular and functional characterization of multipotent progenitors, such as RG, is important for future cell replacement therapies in neurological and psychiatric disorders, which are often resistant to conventional treatments. The protracted time of development and larger size of the human brain could provide insight into processes that may go unnoticed in the much smaller rodent cortex, which develops over a much shorter period. With that in mind, we summarize results on the role of RG in the human fetal brain.

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AnimalsBiomarkersBody PatterningBrainEye ProteinsFetusHomeodomain ProteinsHumansNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisNeurogliaNeuronsPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 Transcription FactorRepressor ProteinsSpecies SpecificityBiomarkersEye ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 protein, humanPAX6 Transcription FactorRepressor Proteins

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PMID18467668
PMCPMC2702478
OpenAlexW2169432354

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