Making the connection: Retinal axon guidance in the zebrafish

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 497-506

  Culverwell, James ^a   Karlstrom, Rolf O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Forebrain; Genetic screens; Growth cone; Mutants; Pathfinding; Tectum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EMBRYO; BRAIN; CELL ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUTANT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; RETINA; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; VISUAL SYSTEM; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036929301     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1084952102001039     Document Type: Review

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