Microtubule transport and assembly during axon growth

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 151-157

  Yu, Wenqian ^a   Schwei, Matthew J ^a   Baas, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MODEL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOTIN; CELLS, CULTURED; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MICROTUBULES; RATS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029979555     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.133.1.151     Document Type: Article

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