Eph family receptors and their ligands distribute in opposing gradients in the developing mouse retina

Developmental Biology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 786-789

  Marcus, Riva C ^a   Gale, Nicholas W ^b   Morrison, Mary E ^a   Mason, Carol A ^a   Yancopoulos, George D ^b  

^a Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030589632     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0347     Document Type: Article

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