Growth cone form is behavior-specific and, consequently, position- specific along the retinal axon pathway

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1086-1100

  Mason, Carol A ^a   Wang, Li Chong ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

decision regions; growth cone behavior; growth cone morphology; optic chiasm; optic nerve; optic tract; retina ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GROWTH CONE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031037616     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-03-01086.1997     Document Type: Article

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