The barrier between the blood and the ventricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is located at the
choroid plexuses. At the interface between two circulating fluids, these richly vascularized …

X-SCLH/LIS syndrome is a neuronal migration disorder with disruption of the six-layered
neocortex. It consists of subcortical laminar heterotopia (SCLH, band heterotopia, or double …

The spinal cord of thoracic, lumbar and caudal levels is derived from a region designated as
the sinus rhomboidalis in the 6-somite-stage embryo. Using quail/chick grafts performed in …

The nervous system is divided into the central nervous system (CNS) composed of the brain,
the brainstem, the cerebellum, and the spinal cord and the peripheral nervous system (PNS…

We have shown previously by means of quail/chick transplantations that external and visceral
organs, ie, somatopleural and splanchnopleural derivatives, acquire their endothelial …

After closure of the posterior neuropore, the caudal part of the embryo designated as the ‘tail
bud’ forms a mass of undifferentiated cells from which the lumbosacral and caudal parts of …

Abstract Development of the forebrain critically depends on the Sonic Hedgehog (Shh)
signaling pathway, as illustrated in humans by the frequent perturbation of this pathway in …

Little is known about the ontogeny of naturally occurring CD4 + CD25 + regulatory/suppressor
T cells that play a major role in maintaining self-tolerance in mice and humans. In rodents, …

Objective C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeats expansions account for almost half of familial
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) cases. Recent imaging …

Respiratory complications are common in patients with stroke, but the involvement of the
diaphragm in this setting is not completely understood. The purpose of this study was to assess …