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Nature Neuroscience 5, 719–720 (1 August 2002) | doi:10.1038/nn881

Role of the chemokine SDF-1 as the meningeal attractant for embryonic cerebellar neurons

Yan Zhu , Tao Yu , Xiao-Chun Zhang , Takashi Nagasawa , Jane Y. Wu & Yi Rao

Migration of neuronal precursor cells from the external germinal layer (EGL) to the internal granular layer (IGL) is a crucial process in the development of the mammalian cerebellar cortex. These cells make up the only precursor population known to migrate away from the surface of the brain.