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Nature Reviews Neuroscience 10, 469 (1 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/nrn2678

Development: Terminal differentiation

Claudia Wiedemann

The identity of a neuron is determined by the so-called terminal differentiation genes (TDGs), which are activated by specific transcription factors. It is largely unknown how the TDGs are selected during developmental processes.