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Role of Shh in the development of molecularly characterized tegmental nuclei in mouse rhombomere 1.

Moreno-Bravo JA, Perez-Balaguer A, Martinez-Lopez JE, Aroca P, Puelles L, Martinez S, Puelles E.SourceInstituto de Neurociencias, UMH-CSIC, Campus de San Juan, Av. Ramón y Cajal S/N, Sant Joan d'Alacant, 03550, Alicante, Spain.
Brain structure & function.Brain Struct Funct.2013 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print]
Hindbrain rhombomeres in general are differentially specified molecularly by unique combinations of Hox genes with other developmental genes. Rhombomere 1 displays special features, including absence of Hox gene expression. It lies within the hindbrain range of the Engrailed genes (En1, En2), contro
PMID 23494735

Imaging spinal neuron ensembles active during locomotion with genetically encoded calcium indicators.

Hinckley CA, Pfaff SL.SourceHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Gene Expression Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.Ann N Y Acad Sci.2013 Mar;1279:71-9. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12092.
Advances in molecular-genetic tools for labeling neuronal subtypes, and the emerging development of robust genetic probes for neural activity, are likely to revolutionize our understanding of the functional organization of neural circuits. In principle, these tools should be able to detect activity
PMID 23531004