The direction of neurite growth in a weak DC electric field depends on the substratum: Contributions of adhesivity and net surface charge

Developmental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 412-423

  Rajnicek, Ann M ^a   Robinson, Kenneth R ^b   McCaig, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field; Laminin; Neurite; Poly L lysine; Substratum

Indexed keywords

LAMININ; POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; EMBRYO; GROWTH CONE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE; XENOPUS;

EID: 0032533955     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9039     Document Type: Article

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