The effect of calcium ionophore A23187 on neurites from embryonic mouse spinal cord explants in culture

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 379-386

  Bird, M M ^a   Owen, A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium ionophore A23187; Growth cones; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

IONOPHORES; NEURONS; PROTEINS;

% REDUCTIONS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; CALCIUM IONOPHORE A23187; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYONICS; GROWTH CONES; NEURITES; SPECIFIC CONCENTRATION; SPINAL-CORD;

CALCIUM;

EID: 0034093474     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023818     Document Type: Article

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