An in vitro model of the rat dorsal root entry zone reveals developmental changes in the extent of sensory axon growth into the spinal cord

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-203

  Golding, Jon P ^a   Shewan, Derryck ^a   Berry, Martin ^a   Cohen, James ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; EMBRYO; GROWTH CONE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURITE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0029896365     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1996.0015     Document Type: Article

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