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Ectopic Tissue

Known as: Choristoma, Heterotopic Tissue, Heterotopia 
Proliferation of normal tissue in an anatomic site in which this particular type of tissue is not normally present.
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Ethanol exposure during neurogenesis induces persistent effects on neural maturation: evidence from an ex vivo model of fetal cerebral cortical neuroepithelial progenitor maturation.
Ethanol is a significant neuroteratogen. We previously used fetal cortical-derived neurosphere cultures as an ex vivo model of… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Growth factor signalling in prostatic growth: significance in tumour development and therapeutic targeting
The intricate balance maintained between cell growth and proliferation factors and apoptosis‐inducing factors is fundamental to… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Autosomal recessive form of periventricular heterotopia
Background: Familial periventricular heterotopia (PH) represents a disorder of neuronal migration resulting in multiple gray… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Familial periventricular heterotopia: Missense and distal truncating mutations of the FLN1 gene
ObjectiveTo examine the clinical and MRI associations in bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia (BPNH) (MIM # 300049) in… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Effects of antiepileptic drugs on induced epileptiform activity in a rat model of dysplasia
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5/p35 Contributes Synergistically with Reelin/Dab1 to the Positioning of Facial Branchiomotor and Inferior Olive Neurons in the Developing Mouse Hindbrain
Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5)/p35 is a serine/threonine kinase, and its activity is detected primarily in postmitotic neurons… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A single-system ectopic ureter draining an ectopic dysplastic kidney: delayed diagnosis in the young female with continuous urinary incontinence.
OBJECTIVE To document the array of diagnostic modalities, the variety of errant diagnoses and treatments. and the time from… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia with mental retardation and syndactyly in boys: A new X-linked mental retardation syndrome
Bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia (BPNH) is a recently recognized malformation of neuronal migration, and perhaps… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
Epibulbar tumors in childhood.
Review
1975
Review
1975
Cell migration and neuronal ectopias in the brain.
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