Distribution and substrate properties of agrin, a heparan sulfate proteoglycan of developing axonal pathways

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 383, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-17

  Halfter, W ^a   Schurer, B ^a   Yip, J ^a   Yip, L ^a   Tsen, G ^b   Lee, J A ^b   Cole, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal growth; Extracellular matrix; Proteoglycan

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; LAMININ; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEOHEPARAN SULFATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NERVE GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGRIN; ANIMALS; AXONS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CEREBELLUM; CHICK EMBRYO; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HEPARITIN SULFATE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURITES; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030902790     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970623)383:1<1::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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