A role for voltage-gated potassium channels in the outgrowth of retinal axons in the developing visual system

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1020-1029

  McFarlane, Sarah ^a   Pollock, Natashka S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Electrical activity; Growth cone; Neurite outgrowth; Target recognition; Voltage dependent potassium channels; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034143239     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-03-01020.2000     Document Type: Article

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