From cells to circuits: Development of the zebrafish spinal cord

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 419-449

  Lewis, Katharine E ^a   Eisen, Judith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AXIN; CANCER GROWTH FACTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHORDIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NOTCH RECEPTOR; OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1; POLYPEPTIDE; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ASTROCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 0038106361     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(03)00052-2     Document Type: Review

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