The Origin and Specification of Cortical Interneurons

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Journal Nat Rev Neurosci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2006 Aug 3

PMID 16883309

Citations 534

Authors

Carl P Wonders

Stewart A Anderson

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Abstract

GABA-containing interneurons are crucial to both the development and function of the cerebral cortex. Unlike cortical projection neurons, which have a relatively conserved set of characteristics, interneurons include multiple phenotypes that vary on morphological, physiological and neurochemical axes. This diversity, and the relatively late, context-dependent maturation of defining features, has challenged efforts to uncover the transcriptional control of cortical interneuron development. Here, we discuss recent data that are beginning to illuminate the origins and specification of distinct subgroups of cortical interneurons.

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