Growth and Guidance Cues for Regenerating Axons: Where Have They Gone?

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 162-180

  Koeberle, Paulo D ^a   Bähr, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult; Axon guidance cues; Cell; Central nervous system; Regeneration; Retinal ganglion

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; EPHRIN; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; LIGAND; NETRIN; SEMAPHORIN; SLIT PROTEIN;

AGE; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AXONS; BRAIN INJURIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CUES; EPHRINS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MYELIN PROTEINS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SEMAPHORINS; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 1642416335     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10345     Document Type: Review

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