Netrin-1 promotes thalamic axon growth and is required for proper development of the thalamocortical projection

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 5792-5801

  Braisted, Janet E ^a   Catalano, Susan M ^b,e   Stimac, Robert ^a   Kennedy, Timothy E ^c,d   Tessier Lavigne, Marc ^c   Shatz, Carla J ^b   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)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ROCHE BIOSCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Chemoattraction; DCC; Dorsal thalamus; Internal capsule; Neocortex; Neogenin; Striatum; Unc5 homologs

Indexed keywords

NETRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

EID: 0034255429     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-15-05792.2000     Document Type: Article

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