Does the brain connect before the periphery can direct? A comparison of three sensory systems in mice.
Brain Res
; 1277: 115-29, 2009 Jun 24.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-19272365
ABSTRACT
The development of peripheral to central neural connections within the auditory, visual, and olfactory systems of mice is reviewed to address whether peripheral signaling may play an instructive role during initial synapse formation. For each sensory system, developmental times of histogenesis and the earliest ages of innervation and function are considered for peripheral and selected central relays. For the auditory and visual system, anatomical and functional reports indicate that central connections may form prior to synapse formation in the periphery. However, evidence from the olfactory system suggests that the peripheral olfactory sensory neurons form synaptic connections before more central olfactory connections are established. We find that significant gaps in knowledge exist for embryonic development of these systems in mice and that genetic tools have not yet been systematically directed to address these issues.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Olfactory Pathways
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Auditory Pathways
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Visual Pathways
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Brain
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Brain Res
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States