The semaphorins: A family of axonal guidance molecules?

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1317-1321

  Püschel, Andreas W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collapsin; Growth cone; Pathfinding

Indexed keywords

SEMAPHORIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GROWTH CONE; INNERVATION; MESODERM; NERVE FIBER; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; SENSORY NERVE; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; AXONS; GLYCOPROTEINS; MESODERM; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0029973660     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1996.tb01593.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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