Ptf1a is a molecular determinant for both glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons in the hindbrain

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Kimberly A Aldinger et al. J Neurosci. 2008.

. 2008 Jan 9;28(2):338-9.

doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5139-07.2008.

¹ Committee on Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. aldinger@uchicago.edu

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