Neuronal guidlines: A genetic perspective

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 113-118

  Tear, Guy ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FASCICLIN II; LAMININ; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NETRIN; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GROWTH CONE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NERVE CELL;

AXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NEURONS;

EID: 0033088547     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(98)01686-2     Document Type: Review

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