Development and specification of muscle sensory neurons

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 405-409

  Chen, Hsiao Huei ^a   Frank, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0033178566     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(99)80061-0     Document Type: Article

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