The effect of castanospermine on embryonic mouse cerebellar neurons in culture

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-266

  Bird, Margaret M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Castanospermine; Cerebellum; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; NEURONS;

CASTANOSPERMINE; CELL-CELL INTERACTION; CEREBELLAR NEURONS; CEREBELLUM; CONTROL CULTURES; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYONICS; IN-CONTROL; N-LINKED GLYCOSYLATION; ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES;

TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0033010449     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023677     Document Type: Article

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