Myosin Function in Nervous and Sensory Systems

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 118-130

  Brown, Michael E ^a   Bridgman, Paul C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytoskeleton; Development; Myosin; Neuron

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN I; MYOSIN II; MYOSIN III; MYOSIN IX; MYOSIN V; MYOSIN VI; MYOSIN XV; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; FORCE; GROWTH CONE; MICROTUBULE; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; GROWTH CONES; MYOSINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

EID: 0346750740     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10285     Document Type: Review

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