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Development of the human motor trigeminal nucleus

S Hamano1, N Goto, T Nara

  • 1Division of Neurology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Japan.

Pediatric Neuroscience
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
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The developing human motor trigeminal nucleus progresses through four distinct stages, from initial differentiation to postnatal maturation, with unique neuronal death patterns compared to animals.

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