Gradient steepness influences the pathfinding decisions of neuronal growth cones in vivo

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 193-202

  Isbister, Carolyn M ^a   Mackenzie, Paul J ^a   To, Kenneth C W ^a   O'Connor, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axonal guidance; Chemorepulsion; Gradient; Grasshopper; Growth cone; Semaphorins

Indexed keywords

SEMAPHORIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GRASSHOPPER; GROWTH CONE; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037221046     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-01-00193.2003     Document Type: Article

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