Role of glia in synapse development

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 486-490

  Pfrieger, Frank W ^a  

^a CENTRE DE NEUROCHIMIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

BIRTH CONTROL; CELL FUNCTION; DENSITY; DEVELOPMENT; GLIA; GLIA CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MATURATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0036802874     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00358-6     Document Type: Review

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