Dynamics of target recognition by interstitial axon branching along developing cortical axons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1450-1459

  Bastmeyer, Martin ^a,b   O'Leary, Dennis D M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

axon guidance; axon pathfinding; axonal arborization; basilar pons; collateral branching; corticospinal axons; target recognition; time lapse imaging; video microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; GROWTH CONE; GROWTH RATE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0029866209     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-04-01450.1996     Document Type: Article

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