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Jul 2026
A stereotaxic atlas of primary cortical areas in the developing rat brain from postnatal days 8 to 20
A top-down stereotaxic atlas is established that maps primary sensory cortices onto flattened, cytochrome oxidase-stained tissue across early postnatal development in both Sprague-Dawley and Long-Evans rats, providing an accurate, reproducible surgical blueprint.
Nicholas J. Sattler, Anna K. Grobengieser, James C. Dooley
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