Bcl-2 influences axonal growth rate in embryonic sensory neurons

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 798-800

  Hilton, Mark ^a   Middleton, Gayle ^a   Davies, Alun M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031260570     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00339-3     Document Type: Article

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