Localization and active transport of mRNA in axons of sympathetic neurons in culture

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1346-1358

  Olink Coux, Marguerite ^a   Hollenbeck, Peter J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

axon; axonal transport; in situ hybridization; microfilaments; microtubules; mRNA; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

EID: 0029978306     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-04-01346.1996     Document Type: Article

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