Preferred Label : cortical intermediate zone;
Uberon definition : The region of the developing mammalian cortex that extends between the ventricular
zone and the cortical plate (CP); normally, the IZ is a region of tangential migration
of cells, and at midgestation, the lower part of the IZ develops into the subventricular
zone;
Uberon related term : cerebral cortex mantle zone; cortical mantle layer; cerebral cortex mantle layer;
Uberon broad term : IZ;
Origin ID : 0004040;
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The region of the developing mammalian cortex that extends between the ventricular
zone and the cortical plate (CP); normally, the IZ is a region of tangential migration
of cells, and at midgestation, the lower part of the IZ develops into the subventricular
zone