Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis may not be necessary for vertebrate brain development

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 845, Issue , 1998, Pages 215-218

  Brigande, John V ^a   Seyfried, Thomas N ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FISH; LIPID METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031905047     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09673.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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