Neurofilament spacing, phosphorylation, and axon diameter in regenerating and uninjured lamprey axons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 368, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 569-581

  Pijak, Donald S ^a   Hall, Garth F ^a   Tenicki, Peter J ^a   Boulos, Alan S ^a   Lurie, Diana I ^a   Selzer, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axotomy; M ller cells; Packing density; Polarity; Reticulospinal axons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL POLARITY; CYCLOSTOME; ELECTRICITY; MUELLER CELL; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; LAMPREYS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0029921658     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960513)368:4<569::AID-CNE8>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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