Lectins implicate specific carbohydrate domains in electric field stimulated nerve growth and guidance

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 425-437

  Stewart, R ^a   Allan, D W ^a   McCaig, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

electric field; growth cone; lectin; neurite branching; orientation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CONCANAVALIN A; LECTIN; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC FIELD; GROWTH REGULATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELLS, CULTURED; CONCANAVALIN A; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LECTINS; NERVE TISSUE; NEURITES; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030057310     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199607)30:3<425::AID-NEU10>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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