Not So Fast—The Brain Has Three Meningeal Membranes After All
Using live imaging, electron microscopy, and gene expression studies, two groups show that a purported fourth membrane is instead the inner layer of the arachnoid mater.
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Using live imaging, electron microscopy, and gene expression studies, two groups show that a purported fourth membrane is instead the inner layer of the arachnoid mater.
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