Enzymatic removal of chondroitin sulphates abolishes the age-related axon order in the optic tract of mouse embryos

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1755-1767

  Leung, Kim Mei ^a   Taylor, Jeremy S H ^b   Chan, Sun On ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axon guidance; Chiasm; Chronotopic order; Development; Midline; Proteoglycans; Retina; Visual pathway

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; KERATAN SULFATE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE 4 SULFATASE; PHALLOIDIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GLIA; GROWTH CONE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC TRACT; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINOFUGAL PATHWAY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGING; ANIMALS; AXONS; CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; EMBRYO; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PREGNANCY; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0038730711     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02605.x     Document Type: Article

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