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[edit] Germinal matrix = ganglionic eminence?

I want to write a stub about ganglionic eminence and found that in some articles this term is equated to germinal matrix: googling the phrase "germinal matrix ganglionic eminence". I'm a little perplexed.. --CopperKettle 09:28, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

P.S. I quote from Histological Analysis of Vascular Patterns and Connections in the Ganglionic Eminence of Premature Neonates:

At gestational week 23, which is the youngest gestational age currently compatible with extrauterine survival, the subventricular zone in the brain of human fetuses includes a prominent accumulation of proliferating cells, the ganglionic eminence (GE), sometimes referred to as germinal matrix. This structure persists through the remainder of gestation, though its extent is progressively diminished as cells migrate away. The GE is the source of neuronal and glial cells [1–3] and is associated with an extensive network of blood vessels. --CopperKettle 09:47, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

P.P.S. On the other hand, here I read:

The germinal matrix (GM) is a zone of neuronal and glial cell production and proliferation. It is a highly cellular, richly vascular, and metabolically active area in the developing brain. The GM lies beneath the ependyma of the lateral ventricles. The most prominent portion of the GM is the ganglionic eminence which lies between the head of the caudate nucleus and the thalamus just anterior to the caudothalamic notch. The GM usually involutes by 34 weeks gestation (1, 37-39) . The GM is very susceptible to hypoxic changes in the brain and is, thus, the usual initial site of ICH in the premature. --CopperKettle 12:42, 17 September 2006 (UTC)