Molecular mechanisms of optic axon guidance

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 549-561

  Inatani, Masaru ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; EPHRIN; EPHRIN B1; EPHRIN B2; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; HEPARIN; NETRIN; ROUNDABOUT RECEPTOR; SEMAPHORIN; SEMAPHORIN 5A; SLIT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

NERVOUS SYSTEM;

BRAIN; CELL ADHESION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TECTUM; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; EPHRINS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; VERTEBRATES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 28344454454     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0042-5     Document Type: Review

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