En passant neurotrophic action of an intermediate axonal target in the developing mammalian CNS

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6755, 1999, Pages 765-769

  Wang, Hao ^a,b   Tessler Lavigne, Marc ^b  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL AGING; CELL DIVISION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; RATS; SPINAL CORD;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033592684     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/44521     Document Type: Article

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