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Midbrain structure

Known as: Midbrains, Mesencephalons, mesencephalic 
The middle of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain. Without further subdivision, midbrain develops into a short, constricted… 
National Institutes of Health

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Corpora quadrigemina, superior colliculusInferior ColliculusInterpeduncular nucleusOculomotor nucleus

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Recombinant AAV viral vectors pseudotyped with viral capsids from serotypes 1, 2, and 5 display differential efficiency and cell tropism after delivery to different regions of the central nervous…
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Neural subtype specification of fertilization and nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells and application in parkinsonian mice
Existing protocols for the neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells require extended in vitro culture, yield… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Differential expression of multiple fork head related genes during gastrulation and axial pattern formation in the mouse embryo.
Four genes encoding fork-head-domain-containing proteins (FD genes) have been isolated from a mouse 8.5 days post coitum (p.c… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Mesencephalic dopamine neurons regulate the expression of neuropeptide mRNAs in the rat forebrain.
We used in situ hybridization histochemistry with synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotide probes to identify cells that synthesize… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Differential co-existence of neuropeptide Y (NPY)-like immunoreactivity with catecholamines in the central nervous system of the rat
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Retinal ganglion cells that project to the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in the macaque monkey
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Contributions of placodal and neural crest cells to avian cranial peripheral ganglia.
The method of embryonic tissue transplantation was used to confirm the dual origin of avian cranial sensory ganglia, to map… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A subpopulation of mesencephalic dopamine neurons projecting to limbic areas contains a cholecystokinin-like peptide: Evidence from immunohistochemistry combined with retrograde tracing
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
An autoradiographic examination of corticocortical and subcortical projections of the mediodorsal‐projection (prefrontal) cortex in the rat
The efferent connections of the cortex projected upon by the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus (MD‐projection cortex) have been re… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Topographic atlas of catecholamine and acetylcholinesterase‐containing neurons in the rat brain. I. Forebrain (telencephalon, diencephalon)
Transverse sections of the rat forebrain have been studied by the histofluorescence and acetylcholinesterase histochemical… 
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