Developmental down-regulation of GAP-43 expression and timing of target contact in rat corticospinal neurons

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 390-401

  Karimi Abdolrezaee, Soheila ^a   Verge, Valerie M K ^a   Schreyer, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axon growth; Corticospinal tract; Development; GAP 43; Rat

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROMODULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GRAY MATTER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

EID: 0036401891     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2002.7964     Document Type: Article

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