Essential role of filopodia in chemotropic turning of nerve growth cone induced by a glutamate gradient

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1140-1149

  Zheng, James Q ^a   Wan, Ji Jun ^a   Poo, Mu Ming ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

actin; Ca2+; chemotropism; filopodia asymmetry; glutamate receptors; growth cone guidance

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; GROWTH CONE; GROWTH REGULATION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; XENOPUS;

EID: 0029985309     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-03-01140.1996     Document Type: Article

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