Regenerated retinal ganglion cell axons form normal numbers of boutons but fail to expand their arbors in the superior colliculus

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 187-196

  Carter, D A ^a   Bray, G M ^a   Aguayo, A J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; MESOCRICETUS; NERVE ENDINGS; NERVE TRANSFER; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; PERONEAL NERVE; REGENERATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031745971     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006911709138     Document Type: Article

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