N-cadherin regulates ingrowth and laminar targeting of thalamocortical axons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2294-2305

  Poskanzer, Kira ^a   Needleman, Leigh A ^a   Bozdagi, Ozlem ^a   Huntley, George W ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon outgrowth; Axon targeting; Barrel cortex; Cell adhesion molecules; Stop signal; Synaptogenesis; Thalamocortical; Ventrobasal nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SYNAPTOGENESIS; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0037444448     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-06-02294.2003     Document Type: Article

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