EphA4 constitutes a population-specific guidance cue for motor neurons

Developmental Biology

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 89-101

  Eberhart, J ^a   Swartz, M E ^a   Koblar, S A ^b   Pasquale, E B ^c   Krull, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Ephrin; in ovo electroporation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN EPHA4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; FASCICULATION; FIBROBLAST; HINDLIMB; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE PLEXUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPINAL NERVE;

AVES;

EID: 0036079895     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2002.0695     Document Type: Article

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