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Segmental patterns of neuronal development in the chick hindbrain

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Identification of specific neuronal populations and their projections in the developing hindbrain reveals a segmental organization in which pairs of metameric epithelial units cooperate to generate the repeating sequence of cranial branchiomotor nerves. Neurogenesis also follows a two-segment repeat, suggesting parallels with insect pattern formation.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK

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Lumsden, A., Keynes, R. Segmental patterns of neuronal development in the chick hindbrain. Nature 337, 424–428 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/337424a0

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