Slit inhibition of retinal axon growth and its role in retinal axon pathfinding and innervation patterns in the diencephalon

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 4983-4991

  Ringstedt, Thomas ^a   Braisted, Janet E ^b   Brose, Katja ^c   Kidd, Thomas ^a   Goodman, Corey ^a   Tessier Lavigne, Marc ^c   O'Leary, Dennis D M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon fasciculation; Axon guidance; Axon repellents; Chemorepellents; Hypothalamus; Retinal ganglion cells; robo1; robo2

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DIENCEPHALON; EXPLANT; FASCICULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0034235753     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-13-04983.2000     Document Type: Article

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