Small GTPase Cdc42 is required for multiple aspects of dendritic morphogenesis

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3118-3123

  Scott, Ethan K ^a   Reuter, John E ^a   Luo, Liqun ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Dendrites; Dendritic spines; Drosophila; Rho GTPases; Vertical system

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN CDC42; RHO FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITIC CELL; DENDRITIC SPINE; DROSOPHILA; GENE MUTATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0037884921     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-08-03118.2003     Document Type: Article

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