...-mail: [email protected] ) 26 8 2008 © 2008. 2008 Cell number Neuronal specification Oxytocin Dopamine Cell lineage Neural patterning cues, such as Wnt, provide progenitor cells with distinct positional identity and induce proneural proteins, which in turn initiate...

... as a critical determinant underlying Fezl- and PAC1-mediated differentiation. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 19 9 2007 © 2007. 2007 Neural development Dopamine Oxytocin The hypothalamus is a complex brain structure that regulates...

..., the mice are fertile. However, mf3 −/− females cannot eject their milk supply to feed their pups. This nursing defect can be corrected with interperitoneal injections of oxytocin. These results provide evidence that Mf3 is required for normal hypothalamus development and suggest that Mf3 may play a role...