Molecular mechanisms for activity-regulated protein synthesis in the synapto-dendritic compartment

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 132-137

  Wells, David G ^a   Richter, Joel D ^b   Fallon, Justin R ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DENDRITE; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0033957069     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(99)00050-1     Document Type: Review

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