Hedgehog rushes to the rescue of the developing cerebellum.
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Abstract
Premature birth often is associated with neurodevelopmental disabilities. In this issue of Science Translational Medicine, a pair of papers investigate--in patients and in a reliable animal model--the effects of glucocorticoids on cerebellar development after premature birth.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Injuries
- Cerebellum
- Cyclohexylamines
- Glucocorticoids
- Hedgehog Proteins
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Thiophenes