Localized and transient elevations of intracellular Ca2+ induce the dedifferentiation of axonal segments into growth cones

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3568-3579

  Ziv, Noam E ^b   Spira, Micha E ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

axotomy; calcium; fura 2; growth cone formation; mag fura 2; neuritogenesis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FURA 2; FURAPTRA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CONE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030950674     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-10-03568.1997     Document Type: Article

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