Changes in morphology and behaviour of retinal growth cones before and after crossing the midline of the mouse chiasm - A confocal microscopy study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2511-2522

  Chan, S O ^a   Wong, K F ^a   Chung, K Y ^a   Yung, W H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Development; Dil; Retina; Retinofugal pathway

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; GROWTH CONE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; EMBRYO; GROWTH CONES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OPTIC CHIASM; RETINA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031901957     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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