A systematic classification and accepted nomenclature of neuron types is much needed but
is currently lacking. This article describes a possible taxonomical solution for classifying …

It is widely believed that inhibitory synapses are not present or present in only small numbers
in the rodent cerebral cortex during the early postnatal period when the cortex is being …

A long-held assumption states that each dendritic spine in the cerebral cortex forms a synapse,
although this issue has not been systematically investigated. We performed complete …

Neurons in the rat cerebral cortex are enriched in group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR)
subtypes and respond to their activation during development. To understand better …

To understand the possible contribution of metabotropic γ‐aminobutyric acid receptors (GABA
B R) in cortical development, we investigated the expression pattern and the cellular and …

These data suggest that it would be inappropriate and confusing to label all neurons in the
MZ as ‘Cajal–Retzius cells’. We would rather define ‘Cajal–Retzius cells’ loosely, as the …

Background Perlecan is a proteoglycan expressed in the basal lamina of the neuroepithelium
during development. Perlecan absence does not impair basal lamina assembly, although …

A procedure is described by which neurons impregnated by the rapid Golgi method can be
de-impregnated and their fine structure studied in the electron microscope. Brains are fixed …

Metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 (mGluR1) has been related to processes underlying
learning in hippocampal circuits, but demonstrating its involvement in synaptic plasticity when …

The axonal arborization of chandelier cells is characterized by its conspicuous, vertically
oriented, bouton aggregates. The efferent synaptic relationships established by these terminal …