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Development and Fate of Cajal-Retzius Cells In Vivo and In Vitro

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Development of the Central Nervous System in Vertebrates

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 234))

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Tangentially oriented neurons in the first layer of the developing mammalian cerebral cortex, were first described by Cajal (1891) and by Retzius (1893) independently. These neurons have been called Cajal-Retzius cells (CRc). Using 3H thymidine and autoradiography, it has been established in different mammalian species that CRc were the earliest generated neurons of the cerebral cortex and were cogenerated with cells located under the cortical plate which are known as the subplate neurons (Raedler and Sievers 1975, 1976, Konig et al., 1977, Raedler and Raedler 1978, Shoukimas and Hinds 1978, Raedler et al., 1980, Caviness 1982, Luskin and Shatz 1985, Chun and Shatz 1989, Jackson et al., 1989).

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Derer, P., Derer, M. (1992). Development and Fate of Cajal-Retzius Cells In Vivo and In Vitro . In: Sharma, S.C., Goffinet, A.M. (eds) Development of the Central Nervous System in Vertebrates. NATO ASI Series, vol 234. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3018-3_9

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