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The distribution and organization of nerve cells in a microcerebellum and cerebellar stalk, developed within the matrix of a mature ovarian teratoma, were analyzed with respect to recent data on cerebellar histogenesis. It is postulated that a neuroectodermal germinal locus with proliferation capability similar to that found in the alar plates of the normal embryonic rhombencephalon was responsible for the formation of this highly organized neural tissue.
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Ferrer, I., Galofré, E. & Soler, T. Structure of an isolated cerebellum and related nuclei developed within the matrix of a mature ovarian teratoma. Child's Nerv Syst 2, 266–269 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00272501
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