Myelin associated glycoprotein modulates glia-axon contact in vivo

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 210-217

  Li, C ^a,e   Trapp, B ^b   Ludwin, S ^c   Peterson, A ^d   Roder, J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion molecule; Glia; Ig superfamily; Myelin mutant

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; MYELIN ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; MOUSE; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0032518366     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19980115)51:2<210::AID-JNR9>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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