Axon guidance: A balance of signals sets axons on the right track

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 1999, Pages

  Gallo, G ^a   Letourneau, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0033166790     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80304-2     Document Type: Note

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