Directed growth of early cortical axons is influenced by a chemoattractant released from an intermediate target

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2445-2458

  Richards, Linda J ^a   Koester, Susan E ^a   Tuttle, Rebecca ^a   O'Leary, Dennis D M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

axon guidance; axon pathfinding; chemorepellent; chemosuppression; corpus callosum; cortical development; cortical efferents; internal capsule; Netrin; subplate

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT; NETRIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CAPSULA INTERNA; CORPUS CALLOSUM; EMBRYO; GROWTH REGULATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030977861     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-07-02445.1997     Document Type: Article

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