Loss of neurofilaments alters axonal growth dynamics

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 9655-9666

  Walker, Kimberly L ^a   Yoo, Hee Kwang ^a   Undamatla, Jayanthi ^a   Szaro, Ben G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; Neurite outgrowth; Neurofilaments; Spinal cord; Time lapse videomicroscopy; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; EMBRYO; GROWTH RATE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TELEVISION CAMERA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0035894849     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-24-09655.2001     Document Type: Article

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