Development of axon pathways in the zebrafish central nervous system

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4 SPEC., 2002, Pages 609-619

  Hjorth, Jensen ^a   Key, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain; Growth cone; Guidance; Navigation; Spinal cord; Tracts

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; TIME;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0036369806     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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