The identification of neurological symptoms caused by vitamin A deficiency pointed to a
critical, early developmental role of vitamin A and its metabolite, retinoic acid (RA). The …

Abstract Calcium (Ca 2+) signaling has essential roles in the development of the nervous
system from neural induction to the proliferation, migration, and differentiation of neural cells …

Neural stem cells are multipotent cells with the ability to differentiate into neurons,
astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. Lineage specification is strongly sensitive to the …

This is a book on mathematical neuroscience, in which the unifying theme is wavelike
phenomena at multiple spatial and temporal scales. There are already several excellent …

The mammalian heartbeat is thought to begin just prior to the linear heart tube stage of
development. How the initial contractions are established and the downstream …

Considering that humans are unavoidably exposed to triazole fungicides through the
esophagus, respiratory tract, and skin contact, revealing the developmental toxicity of …

Mitochondrial dysfunction can be associated with a range of clinical manifestations. Here,
we report a family with a complex phenotype including combinations of connective tissue …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impaired social communication and
repetitive/stereotyped behaviors. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) plays a critical role in …

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are regulatory molecules which have been traditionally
considered as “non-coding”. Strikingly, recent evidence has demonstrated that many non …

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) perceive both soluble signals and biomechanical inputs
from their microenvironment and cells themselves. Emerging as critical regulators of the …