Changing course of growing axons in the optic chiasm of the mouse

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 379, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-514

  Colello, S J ^a,b   Coleman, L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

development; growth cones; mammalian; retinal ganglion cell; visual system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO GROWTH; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROGLIA; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE;

EID: 0031046971     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970324)379:4<495::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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