The Role of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Sympathetic Neuron Development

Drug News and Perspectives

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 589-596

  Rohrer, Hermann ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL CREST; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0347719295     PISSN: 02140934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dnp.2003.16.9.829341     Document Type: Review

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