Microtubule transport from the cell body into the axons of growing neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 5807-5819

  Slaughter, Theresa ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Black, Mark M ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon outgrowth; Biotin labeled tubulin; Cultured sympathetic neurons; Microinjection; Microtubule transport; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MICROINJECTION; MICROTUBULE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

EID: 0030757376     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-15-05807.1997     Document Type: Article

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