Microtubule assembly and turnover in growing axons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 531-544

  Li, Yan ^a   Black, Mark M ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

axon growth; biotin tubulin; cultured sympathetic neurons; microinjection; microtubule turnover; microtubules

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BIOTIN; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; HALF LIFE TIME; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

EID: 0030049998     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-02-00531.1996     Document Type: Article

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