Response of retinal ganglion cell axons to striped linear gradients of repellent guidance molecules

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 541-562

  Rosentreter, Stephan M ^a   Davenport, Roger W ^b   Löschinger, Jürgen ^a   Huf, Julita ^a   Jung, Jürgen ^a   Bonhoeffer, Friedrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Eph related receptor tyrosine kinases and ligands; Growth cone; Molecular gradients; Topographic maps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CHICKEN; EMBRYO; GROWTH REGULATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031738420     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199812)37:4<541::AID-NEU4>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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