Axon guidance of outgrowing corticospinal fibres in the rat

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-32

  Joosten, Elbert A J ^a   Bär, Dop P R ^b  

^a Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Astroglia; Axon guidance; Corticospinal tract; Dendrites; Neurotropic; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

DENDRITE; GRAY MATTER; MACROGLIA; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; SPINAL CORD;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0345320298     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298004592     Document Type: Review

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