Naslov
The discovery of the subpial granular layer in the human cerebral cortex

Autori
Judaš, Miloš ; Pletikos, Mihovil

Izvornik
Translational Neuroscience (2081-3856) 1 (2010), 3; 255-260

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Subpial granular layer; Marginal zone; Developing neocortex; Otto Ranke; Franz Boll

Sažetak
The subpial granular layer (SGL) is a transient accumulation of tangentially migrating small granular neurons in the marginal zone of the developing fetal neocortex. It has recently attracted attention as a possible additional source of future cortical interneurons, or even as a putative precursor pool for generation of Cajal- Retzius cells. The discovery of the SGL is generally attributed to Otto Ranke and it is usually claimed that the SGL is specific for human brain. The aim of this review is: (1) to demonstrate that the first to observe SGL in the human cerebral cortex was not Otto Ranke in 1910, but Franz Boll in 1874 ; (2) to provide an English translation of Ranke’s original description of the SGL and thus demonstrate that he described the SGL in both human and animal brain ; and (3) to provide a concise review of current studies concerning the developmental fate and possible functions of the transient fetal SGL.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Matematika

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