Regulated neurite tension as a mechanism for determination of neuronal arbor geometries in vivo

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 813-816

  Condron, Barry G ^a,b   Zinn, Kai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0031260462     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00343-5     Document Type: Article

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