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Wnt3 and Wnt3a are required for induction of the mid-diencephalic organizer in the caudal forebrain

Overview of attention for article published in Neural Development, April 2012
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Title
Wnt3 and Wnt3a are required for induction of the mid-diencephalic organizer in the caudal forebrain
Published in
Neural Development, April 2012
DOI 10.1186/1749-8104-7-12
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Benjamin Mattes, Sabrina Weber, João Peres, Qing Chen, Gary Davidson, Corinne Houart, Steffen Scholpp

Abstract

A fundamental requirement for development of diverse brain regions is the function of local organizers at morphological boundaries. These organizers are restricted groups of cells that secrete signaling molecules, which in turn regulate the fate of the adjacent neural tissue. The thalamus is located in the caudal diencephalon and is the central relay station between the sense organs and higher brain areas. The mid-diencephalic organizer (MDO) orchestrates the development of the thalamus by releasing secreted signaling molecules such as Shh.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Germany 1 1%
Brazil 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Argentina 1 1%
China 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Croatia 1 1%
Unknown 75 91%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 24 29%
Researcher 16 20%
Student > Master 15 18%
Student > Bachelor 10 12%
Professor 3 4%
Other 6 7%
Unknown 8 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 39 48%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 14 17%
Neuroscience 11 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 6%
Engineering 2 2%
Other 3 4%
Unknown 8 10%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 June 2012.
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