Cell-cell interactions in synaptogenesis

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-89

  Akins, Michael R ^a   Biederer, Thomas ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTEGRIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUREXIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; THROMBOSPONDIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURFACE; CEREBELLUM; DENDRITE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 32344432703     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2006.01.009     Document Type: Review

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