Expression of the mitotic motor protein Eg5 in postmitotic neurons: Implications for neuronal development

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 7822-7835

  Ferhat, Lotfi ^a   Cook, Crist ^a   Chauviere, Muriel ^b   Harper, Maryannick ^b   Kress, Michel ^b   Lyons, Gary E ^a   Baas, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Laboratory of Molecular Genetics   (France)

Author keywords

Axon; Dendrite; Eg5; Microtubule; Motor protein; Neuron

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0032190094     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-19-07822.1998     Document Type: Article

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